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STONY 



MOUNTAIN 



SKTLAND 

4,000 FEET ABOVE 
THE SEA 

THE RUSTIC GEM 
OF THE BLUE RIDGE 



Skyland 



SITUATED ON HIGH PLATEAU IN THE BLUE 

RIDGE NEAR GRAND OLD STONY AIAN 

PEAK, OVERLOOKING FAMOUS 

SHENANDOAH VALLEY 



4,000 Feet 
in the Blue 



Washington, D. C. 
Press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc. 

1917 






INTELLIGENT companionship, 
jolly times, beautiful rugged 
mountains, woods and glens, peaks 
and deep canyons, mountain 
streams, horses for riding, camps, 
dances, out-of-doors frolics, old 
clothes or not, as you please, mix 
or hold your peace; all that makes 
vip a life of wide-awake interest, 
freedom from petty restraints — 
that's Skyland. You'll be wel- 
come for a meal, a day, a month, 
or all summer ^ ^ ^ 



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©C!A4f)0388 

COPYRIGHT. 1917, BY GEORGE FREEMAN POLLOCK 



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itter Show 



I'ennis Courts 
lase Ball Diamond 
adian Rock Cottagj 
teak View Group oi 

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24. Highland Cottage 

25. Peter Pan Cottage 

26. "Camp View" 
"Seminole Lodge" 
"Wavside Cottage" 



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1. Slirnamloali Valley, !,(I110 frrt bi-l.i 

2. Judd CottaRrs 

3. Valley View Group rif Cottages 




Note— While this picture gives a general idea ot the "Camp," it actually shows only 17 of the SO Cottages at Sky l anj , others being hidden by distance or trees 

General \'iew of Skyland, Taken in Late Fall to Better Show Position of Cottages and the Deliffhtful Situation of (]a 



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4. Sunset Rock Cottage 

5. Kettle Canyon Lookout 

6. Acetelyne Gas Plant 



7. Cliff Cottage 

8. Seymour Cottage 

9. North End Group of Cottages 

(DonoKboolnplcturt) 

9*. Ice Plant and Swimming Pool 



10. Tennis Coun< 

11. Base Ball Diamond 

12. Indian Rock Cottage 

13. Peak View Group of Cottage; 



14. ReirealiDM Hall 

15. Stony Man Peak 

16. Valley View Cottage 

17. Dining-Rooms (Conceal 



18. Group of IJr.ive Cnltagev 

19. Tremellen Cottage 
2(1. Massanulton Lodge 



21 : Alabama Cottage 



24. Highland Cottage 

25. Peter Han Collage 

26. "Camp View" 
"Seminole Lodge" 
"Wayiide Cottage' 



At 

Skyland 



You 

JVlll 
Gain 

Health 
a>u/ 

Sfrrri^t/i 

YOU WILL SEE 

Tlie Spectacular Indian Povv-wow. 

The Native Mountaineers. 

The World-Famous Luray Caverns. 

Wonderful Fairy-like Sunsets and Cloud Effects. 

Towering Mountain Peaks and Frowning Cliff's. 

Tlie Shenandoah Valley, 3,600 Feet Below. 

The Unsurpassed "Cascades of White Oak Canyon." 

The Skyland Park contains over 6,000 acres of virgin 
forest, and has within its boundaries several miles of 
beautiful trout streams. This beautiful park is pre- 
served in its original wild state, and being controlled 
and owned by G. Freeman Pollock, the Proprietor, 
will be kept in its present condition for the use of the 
guests. 

Nowhere in America will you find a ]>lace like Sky- 
land. 

A Rustic Village invites you. 

If you will read this booklet through it will answer 
all questions relative to Skyland, how to secure accom- 
modations in advance, how to get there, what it costs, 
how to see the Luray Caverns, either coming or going, 
what clothes to bring, etc., etc. 

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Index 

Page. 

Altitude — comparisons 30 

Amusements 17 

Automobile transportation to foot of mountain and rates.... 40-41-42 

Brides and grooms at Skyland 33 

Bass fishing and boating 37 

Camping parties to White Oalv Canyon 14 

Camping and riding trips with outfit- and guide 36 

Cabin owners at Skyland — list of 31 

Cabin owners — information of interest to them 45-46 

Cabins and bungalows — description of 7 

Clothing to wear at Skyland 26 

Children at Skyland 28 

Dates of S2)ecial events 23 

Dogs -to 

Express packages — how to send to Skyland 48 

Elevations — Luray to Stony Man Mountain — tahle 47 

Garden — vegetables grown at camp 29 

Horseback riding — rates, etc 20 

Hours of meals 45 

How to reach Skyland from railroad station 40 

Hay fever 40 

Indian Pow-wow 20 

Laundry arrangements 30 

Lawn-tennis tournaments, etc 23 

Livery rates to Skyland from Luray (also see automobile rates).. 43 

Luray Caverns — admission charges 49 

Luray Caverns — description 49 

Mail — how to address 48 

Phj^sician — resident at Skyland 29 

Postal arrangements 28 

Rates of board 44 

Railroad routes to Skyland from various places 47 

Railroad connections and trains 40-41-42 

References 65 to 72 

Spring and fall at Skybnid 33 

Swinnning ]iool 35 

Table— what we eat at Skyland 29 

Table boarders — charges to 45 

Telegrams — how to send 48 

Temperature 28 

Testimonial letters 30 to 64 

To secure reservations 10 

Tram])s and climbs — list of 11 12 

Tra))-shooting 17 




LOOKING FROM STONY MAN PEAK, TWENTY MINUTES WALK FROM SKYLAND 



Location 

4k r THE SUMMIT of the highest mountain in tlie State of Virginia, 

/ % and in the most picturesque portion of the Blue Ridge, is lo- 

/ % cated Sky land, just nine miles east of the town of Luray, 

where are the famous Luray Caverns. No resort in the 

eastern United States can boast of more beautiful scenic surroundings 

than Skyland, situated as it is on the top of a lofty mountain, with seas 

of undulating mountain peaks stretching away as far as the eye can 

reach. From Skyland is seen a beautiful view of the Shenandoah 

Valley, 3,600 feet below. 



Scenery and Surroundings 

A few steps from the Dining Hall is a point known as "The Sunset 
Cliff," from which a magnificent view may be had. In every direc- 
tion are fine panoramic views of mountain and valley. About two 
miles away is a mountain stream which dashes down a deep canyon, 
and here are seen the "Cascades of White Oak Canyon." The scenery 
liere is fine, indeed. Before reaching the cascades the roaring of the 
water can be heard as it plunges over the precipices into the deep 
gorges below. This stream is five miles in length, forming no less 
than eight beautiful falls from fifty to one hundred feet in height — a 



truly grand and inspiring sight. This series of waterfalls, in the deep 
recesses of the mountains, far from any human habitation, is as unmo- 
lested by the hand of man as it was, perhaps, thousands of years ago. 
Many travelers declare the scenery of White Oak Canyon surpasses 
that of Watkins Glen, N. Y. 

Stony Man Mountain Peak 

This, the loftiest and most rugged of all the famous mountain 
peaks in the vicinity, rears its towering top of cliffs and rocks one- 
quarter of a mile away and only twenty minutes' walk from Skyland. 




SHOWING THE MASSANUTTON GAP IN DISTANCE 



The view from this point beggars description and is indeed magnifi- 
cent. This high peak as seen from Skyland, with the green of its 
mountain pines, the broad faces and serrated edges of its rock cliffs 
now gleaming in the sunlight, now halved by drifting cloud effects, 
form a picture whose beauty must be seen to be appreciated. 

An excellent road lias been built to the very top of the peak and 
one can drive now to tlie edge of the cliffs if they prefer this to walking. 

Description of Skyland 

Skyland has established an excellent reputation through all the 
Eastern States. It has been the aim to create a resort differing in 
many respects from any other resort in the country. Believing that 



there is a great demand for just such a resort as Skylaud and know- 
ing of the unusual beauties of Stony Man Mountain, its liigh location, 
wonderful pure springs, unsurpassed scenic attractions, and its near- 
ness to the great cities of the East, and especially to the cities of 
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, Mr. Pollock 
decided that no more suitable place could be found for the resoi't 
desired. After several years had elapsed, spent in acquiring and 
perfecting title to the 6,000 acres which comprise the Stonj^ ^laii 
Mountain lands, in the center of which Skyland is located, the actual 
work was begun of constructing the road up the mountain, creating;, 
gardens and pastures and erecting buildings. 

The Famous Furnace Spring 

This spring is only a sliort walk from the Dining Hall and within 
the park. It is justly reputed the "Best Spring in the Blue Ridge.' 
Its health-giving properties have become famous, and every summer 
many hundreds of people drive up the mountain from Luray and 
vicinity to drink of its waters. WATER FROM THIS SPRING 
IS NOW USED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DINING HALL and 
is also obtained from liydrants located at convenient places about the 
grounds. 

NO PERSON SUFFERING FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN ANY 
FORM NEED APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS. 

Cabins and Bungalows 

Cabins and bark-covered bungalows are situated in a grove of trees 
near the foot of a rugged bluff and only a short distance from the 
Dining Hall, and also along the edge of the cliff overlooking the 
valley, 3,600 feet below. Some of the bungalows are also located 
around the "Campus," where are located the lawn-tennis courts, 
while others are on the sloping sides of ridges commanding magnificent 
views. Some are very near the Dining Hall and some at quite a 
distance away. Scattered through the grounds are rustic seats and 
benches and other conveniences for the comfort of guests. All of the 
bungalows have rustic porches large enougli for a card game or for 
hanoinff liammocks. 




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GREV COXE BUXGALOW FROXT 



The Camp 

Skyland and Stony JNIan Camp consist of a group of artistic log- 
cabins and bark-covered bungalows, a large rustic dining hall, with a 
seating capacity of 200 people, a rustic amusement hall for dances 
and entertainments, several lawn-tennis courts, a rifle range for target 
practice, a livery stable of saddle horses, several bath-houses, and a fine 
swimming pool. 

There are over fifty cabins and bungalows, and more are being 
erected every year. Quite a few of these cost upwards of a thousand 
dollars to build, while others cost only a few hundred. All are com- 
fortable, are ceiled inside witli hardwood or poplar, with oak floors 
and stone fireplaces. 

The dining liall and grounds are lighted with acetylene gas, the 
bath-houses being furnislied with porcelain-lined tubs, with an 
abundance of hot and cold water. The sanitary arrangements are 
complete and up to date. The bungalows vary in size from those 
which have only one room, to large, fine cabins accommodating six or 
eight people. The choicest accommodations are often engaged 

BEFORE the OPENING OF THE SEASON. It WOULD BE WELL FOR THOSE 

desiring to reserve rooms or cottages for the months of june, 
July and August, and the first half of September, to write some 

TIME in ADVANCE. 

A deposit of $10.00 FOR EACH PERSON WILL SECURE THE RESERVA- 
tion of any particular room. 

When a choice bungalow is to be reserved for the full season 
A deposit of from $50.00 to $100.00 will be required. 

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SOUTH LNTKANLi; TO THE "UIXIXG HALl" (TAKEX IX WIXTER) 




toiixER IN DiNixc; u()(;:m at ^'kvi.and 
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It^ is best to write, in advance, specifying the accommodations re- 
quired, but it is not absolutely necessary, and guests who arrive without 
previous arrangement will be provided with the best available rooms 
exactly as in any hotel. Rooms in cottages convenient to the Dining 
Hall are kept for transient guests. Whenever it is possible it is wise 
to make sure of accommodations by writing ahead. 

In July and August accommodations should, if possible, be engaged 
in advance to avoid disappointment. 

The cabins all have large open fireplaces with rustic mantels ; they 
are comfortablv furnislied. The beds are white enamel iron, with the 



TYPICAL FIREPLACE IX CA1U>; 

best Burnstein springs and extra fine quality felt mattresses, and will 
be found most comfortable. 

The majority of tlie bungalows do not have toilets and baths inside 
each house, but are in the near vicinity of bath and toilet buildings. 
In these houses the chambermaids fill the water pitchers in each bed- 
room several times a day. The bath-houses have boilers in connection 
with them and an ample sujjply of hot water is always available. 

Quite a number of the cottages are fully equipped with 

MODERN bath-rooms NICELY FITTED UP WITH EVERY CONVENIENCE. 

The water is heated by an ingenious arrangement of coils of pipe, 

which are placed in the back of the fireplaces. Thus the fire which 

gives you warmth and comfort in the living room also keeps up the 

hot-water supplv. 

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At the sounding of the rising bugle a number of the Camp em- 
ployes visit the various cabins and build the fires and pile upon the 
porches a supply of fire-wood within convenient reach. These boys 
also visit each cottage twice daily, bringing a fresh supply of 

SPARKLING ICE-COLD WATER FROM THE FAMOUS "FuRNACE SpRING." 

If you wish health, recreation, and rest, such as you have never 
experienced before, you will make no mistake in visiting this unique 
resort. 



Tramp Trips and Excursion Points Around Skyland 

Excursions, under the guidance of competent guides, are frequently 
organized to go to various points of intei*est, such as "The Old Rag 
Mountain," "Crescent Rock," "Hawksbill Head," "Fork Mountain," 
"Kettle Canyon," "Rose River Falls," "Dark Hollow Copper Mine," 
"Ida Copper Mine," "I'ree State Hollow and The Hughes River," 
"The Corbin House on Broken Back Run," "Little Stony Man," 
"Bushy Top and Miller's Head," and other points which can be 
reached by short excursions on foot or on horseback. The views to be 
had from these several places are varied and not to be surpassed 
anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains. 

Besides these mentioned points of interest are "The Parks Cabin," 
"The Dodson Cabin," "Dry Run Falls," "The Black Cliffs," "Frank- 




LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS MARY S ROCK 
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lin Cliffs/' "Lightning Rock," "The Cathedral Giant Hemlocks/' 
"Glen Beulah and Misu's Rest/' "The Dyar ^fountain Ranche/' "The 
Big Meadows" and "The Sugar Camp." 

Most of these tramps can be taken without guides, and guests 
can get detail instructions as to the trails at the Skyland office. If 

guests desire the services of a special guide, srCH GUIDES WILL BE 

furnished by application at the office. Charges for a guide 
are $2.00 for all day or $1.00 for half a day. 




MORE TIIAX OXE HUXDKED FALLS AXD CASCADES AS FIXE 
AS THIS WITIIIX-^ FOUR IMII.ES OF SKYI.AXD 



Where there are several in a party the cost of the guide is divided 
up and becomes quite small. 

As there are guests taking walks almost every day, the new arrival 
wlio is unacquainted should make inquiry at the office as to what trips 
are going out each morning. It is seldom necessary to employ a 
guide, as guests acquainted with the trail will show the way. Many 
of the tramps can be taken by anyone without a guide, and the country 
is perfectly safe at all times. 

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LOOKING DOWN OX THE CLOUDS IliOJt THE CLIFF NEAR DININCi HALL, SKVLAXD 




Camping Parties to White Oak Canyon and 
"Old Rag" Mountain Peak 

Every few M-eeks small camping parties leave Skyland with a guide 
and a cook and a camping outfit. After a three hours' tramp, reach- 
ing the foot of AVhite Oak Canyon, camp is struck on the banks of a 
beautiful trout stream. Here the party spend the balance of the day 
and the following night, starting on the return trip early the next 
morning, and spending the entire day in seeing the wonders of this 
beautiful canyon, with its series of cascades and wonderful waterfalls, 
its deep gorges, towering precipices, giant trees and other natural 
beauties. In the deep pools at the foot of the various waterfalls one 
can take most delightful baths in the cool, clear water. 

To cover the expenses of these all-night camping parties a charge 
of $2.25 per person is made. 

Several times each season camping trips are made under the per- 
sonal supervision of Mr. Pollock to the top of tlie Old Rag Mountain. 
Tlie party arrives there at about four o'clock in tlie afternoon, leav- 
ing Skyland at about ten-thirty in the morning. Camp is struck on 
top of the Old Rag and supper served by twilight. (See picture on 
page 15.) Comfortable beds of blankets are provided and it is a 
wonderful experience to sleep amid the towering rocks of this rugged 
mountain peak on a beautiful moonlight night. At four-thirty a. m. 
the party are wakened to see the sun rise and hot coffee is served. 
Then the trip down the Old Rag to a mountaineer's cabin, where is 
served a delicious breakfast. After breakfast it is a nice jaunt back 
to Skyland five miles distant. The Old Rag trip requires a moun- 
taineer to carry the blankets and camping outfit for each person. 
The charge for the trip including breakfast at the mountaineer's cabin 
is $3.25. The distance from Skyland to tlie top of Old Rag mountain 
is seven miles and only those who are used to mountain climbing 
should undertake the trip. Saddle horses can be used from Skyland 
to the mountaineer's cabin at the foot of the Rag Mountain, and left 
there until the next morning when they are used again for the return 
trip. Of course, the charge for saddle horses is extra. 

When picnic parties wish to visit the canyon or to go elsewliere for 
the day luncheons are furnished at 30 cents for each person. Guests 
desiring luncheons prepared will kindly notify the office clerk the 
evening before so that the luncheon may be ready and packed imme- 
diately after breakfast the following morning without any delay. 
Oftentimes guests desire to take blankets and go out for an all-night 
trip themselves witliout guides or carrier. In cases of this kind a 
charge is made of 35 cents for each pair of blankets taken along, to 
cover the cost of laundering tlie blankets after the return. 

A full day should be given to the trip to the "Lower Falls" and a 
guide taken along by those who are unaccustomed to mountain 
climbing. 

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KETTIE CANYON- IS 0\ ER TWO THOUSAND I EET DEEl' AND EASILY REACHED 

FROM SKYLAND. THE CLIIMB OUT OF THE CANYON IS DIFFICULT AND 

DANGEROUS EXCEPT TO EXPERT MOUNTAIN Cl.IIMliERS. THE 

ABOXTE SHOAVS THE ::MANNER OF CLIMBING OUT OF 

Tin; "KETTIE." 



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Amusements and Social Features 




The social features of Skyland are one of its chief attractions. 

To THOSE WHOSE HEALTH WILL NOT PERMIT OF MUCH SOCIAL RECREA- 
TION^ THE GROVES AROUND SkYLAND OFFER INVITING PLACES FOR 
SWINGING HAMMOCKS WHERE ALWAYS THE COOL BREEZES BLOW; and SO 

scattered are the cabins that one need never be disturbed by the noises 
made by the young people at their dances, etc. To those who visit 
Skyland for recreation as well as health, it offers many opportunities. 
Almost every niglit is productive of some sort of entertainment. One 
is never dull, for the amusements are varied and original. The guests 
are a set of congenial spirits, who enter enthusiastically into any fun, 

from songs and 
stories around a 
camp-fire to organ- 
ized picnics on foot 
o r liorseback t o 
some beautiful 
])lace in the neigh- 
borliood. There are 
m a n y interesting 
and unique enter- 
tainments each sea- 
son, such as the 
"Annual Masquer- 
ade Ball," the 
"Flower Ball," the "Big Camp-fire" (300 cords of wood burning at 
one time), with its original features never seen elsewhere, out-of-doors 
corn roasts, and watermelon camp-fires. 

These afford a constant succession of events sufficient to satisfy 
even those who find it necessary for their ha2:)piness to be amused 
all the time. 

Tawn tennis is a special feature, and tliere are at the })resent time 
three good courts provided. 

Trap-shooting at clay 
pigeons has been added 
to the other attractions at 
Skyland, and every Sat- 
urday morning competi- 
tive matches will be held. 
The traps are located on 
"The Cliff," amidst beau- 
tiful surroundings. No 
cliarge is made for the 
use of tlie tra])s except 
for the ammunition and 
clay pigeons used. siiootixg ci.ay i'ic.eoxs ox "the ci.iff 



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A rifle range has been provided for practice and matches. 

Sunrise and moonrise parties often go to the Stony Man Peak to 
witness the beautiful cloud effects, the fairy-like sunsets and moon 
shadows. 

Regular dances take place in the pavilion every Wednesday and 
Saturday evening from July first to September fifteenth. 

Beginning on the first Friday evening in July and continuing on 
each Friday night throughout the season there are held card parties 
in "Amusement Hall." Some of the guests play Auction Bridge, while 
others play Five Hundred. These card games are not progressive, 
but the tables as arranged play for the highest score at each table. 
Prizes are awarded to the winner of the highest score at each table, 
and an additional prize for the highest first and second score at 
Bridge and for the highest first and second score at Five Hundred. 
At eleven o'clock the playing stops and supper is served. 

Several nights of each week an orchestral concert is given 
IN THE amusement HALL, with varied programmes of popular and 
classical music. These concerts have proved most popular and are 
always well attended. The personnel of the Skyland string orchestra 
numbers among its members some of the best musicians in Washington, 
D. C. Mr. Malton Boyce, the director, has charge of the music at 
the Hotel Powhatan, in Washington, and is choirmaster and organist 
at St. Matthew's Church, Washington, D. C. To a lover of good 
music this series of concerts is a rare treat. 




TEXXIS COURTS AT SKYI.AX'D 



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ON THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED BRlDLi: ROAD TO "cRESCENT ROCK," WIIEKK 
THE ROAD FOR A MILE PASSES THROUGH THE "lIMBERLOST SWAMP." 



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Horseback Riding and Driving at Skyland 

Tliere are over twenty miles of bridal paths suitable for horseback 
riding, leading in every direction from Skyland, and during the last 
year over ten miles of beautiful driveways have been built, so that 
those who do not care to either walk or ride can drive in comfort to 
the Peake, to White Oak Canyon, and to Crescent Rock Cliffs. New 
driveways are being constructed each season. A livery is maintained 
with a number of saddle and driving horses so that those who do not 
care to take the walks can enjoy many beautiful rides and drives. 
This feature has just been added to Skyland's many attractions, and 
during the spring of 1917 many more miles of bridle paths and drives 
will be constructed so as to make available a number of otlier attractive 
points. One of the most interesting rides is to the Limberlost Swamp. 
(See picture on page 19.) Here among hundreds of acres of gigantic 
hemlock and spruce trees a labyrinth of bridle paths are being opened 
and graded so that one may explore this beautiful swamp and spend 
several hours in this most interesting place. Rates for saddle horses 
are $1.60 for a half day or $2.35 for a full day. For a two-seated 
surrej'^, with two horses and a driver, the charge is $3.00 for a half 
day, except for the trip to White Oak Falls, the charge for which is 
$3.75 for the round trip if made in a half day. Wliere a carriage and 
driver is wanted for the entire day the charge is $4.75, carriage holds 
three people and driver. Saddle horses may be had by the hour 
at rate of 75 cents per hour. 

The livery charges for boarding horses are at the straight rate of 
35 cents per feed ; as all hay and grain must be hauled from Luray , no 
lower rate can be considered. 

Indian Campfire and Pow-wow 

In 1916 there was given for the first time at Skyland a great Indian 
Pow-wow, somewhat on the order of tlie pow-wows which take place 
annually at Glacier National Park and at Lake Placid, New York. This 
pow-wow was arranged on a more elaborate scale than any affair 
of its kind, probably even held in the United States. A beautifully 
illustrated booklet describing the affair has been published, which con- 
tains many beautiful photographs and a full description of the event. 
This booklet is nicely bound and sells for one dollar. Copies may be 
had by sending to Skyland for them. The pow-wow was held in a 
beautiful natural amphitlieater where permanent wigwams of bark had 
been constructed and all the accessories of a genuine Indian camp 
maintained. The costumes were furnished by Van Horn and Sons, 
the costumers of Philadelphia, and a similar pow-wow will be held 
each season during the last week of August. A new Indian play, with 
a cast of about seventy-five Indian characters, will be written for each 
occasion ; the stories of the plays being taken from the various Iiis- 
torical incidents in the lives of the Indian tribes who inhabited this 

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region two hundred years ago. One cainiot imagine anything more 
beautiful and spectacular than the scene presented at this pow-wow, 
the light being furnished by a dozen or more huge bonfires on the 
sides of the ampliitheater and among the wigwams. After the play 
is finished the guests attending are treated to an Indian feast, at whicli 
unique dishes are served in true Indian fashion. 

Dates and Special Events at Skyland 

The proprietor oftentimes receives letters from guests asking for the 
dates of the several special entertainments which are given annually. 
While the exact date of these entertainments is often regulated by the 
weather, as nearly as possible the dates will be as follows: There will 

^i always be the July Lawn Ten- 
nis Tournament, beginning the 
first Monday after July 15th 
and lasting generally about 
four days. At the close of these 
tournaments and when the 
finals are being played an out- 
door Tea is held at the Tennis 
Courts, with music by the or- 
chestra and refreshments. The 
August Lawn Tennis Tourna- 
ment will be held each season 
the first Monday after the 15th 
of August and continue until 
all the events have been played 
off. For the last four seasons 
these tournaments have been 
held under the auspices and di- 

AXXUAL CAMP-FHiE OF SEVERAL HUX^DR.D ^.^^^j^^ ^£ j^^ ThomaS Fcll, 
CORDS OF WOOD -J 4. f Ct T 1 ' AT-T 

r resident ot at. Johns Mili- 
tary College, at Annapolis, Maryland. Silver loving cups and other 
trophies are awarded the winners in the events. These tournaments 
are looked forward to with much interest by all tennis players, and a 
special and very fine silver loving cup will be awarded the winner of 
the singles. This particular cup will be awarded the winner of the 
August tournament, with the understanding that the winner of the 
July tournament, if he so desires, can challenge and compel him to 
play a series of games at Skyland immediately after the August tour- 
nament, to settle the season's championship and the winner of tlie 
special loving cup. 

The winner of the cup for singles at the 1916 July tournament 
was Mr. John Fell, of Annapolis, Md. The winner of the cup for 
singles at the 1916 August tournament was Mr. L. F. West, of Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

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At the present time the Skylaiid championship is held by Mr. John 
Fell, of Annapolis, Md. He has won the championship loving cup 
at the last two tournaments. 

The annual Floral Fancy-dress Ball will be given each season about 
the 20th of July. At this affair many prizes are awarded by selected 
judges, the prizes being given for most original, most artistic, most 




RUSTIC HOUSES OX THE EDGE OF CI.IIF, NEAR DIXIXG IIALI. 

beautiful, and most unique costumes arranged by the use of natural 
flowers, and for the most original, most artistic, most beautiful, and 
most unique costumes made from artificial flowers. Also a prize for 
the best costume made of wild flowers and prizes for the various chil- 
dren's costumes. Tliere are usually over one liundred guests who par- 
ticipate in this ball. 

The Masquerade Ball will take place each season on or about 
August 10. A grouj) of judges award prizes for the most beautiful, 




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the most original, tiic most artistic, and the most comical costumco 
for both ladies and gentlemen, with special prizes for the best couple, 
the most comical couple, and for the best acted part; also numbers of 
prizes for the various children's costumes. On both of these occa- 
sions the dining room, where the balls are held, is most beautifully 
decorated for the occasion. 

Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday in September each 
year, is always the date selected for the great animal camp-fire. In 
the evening, as soon as darkness approaches, the guests assemble at the 
call of the bugle before the dining hall. They form a procession, all 
carrying Japanese lanterns, and, headed by a band of music, walk to 
the place where the fire has been prepared. The fire is composed of 
about tliree hundred cords of wood, which it lias taken several weeks 
to collect and pile. This gigantic fire is saturated with gasoline and 
from a safe distance a lighted brand is hurled into its midst. With a 
single puff the great pile of wood, about forty feet in diameter and 
full}' 50 feet high, bursts into flames which rise in a solid column 
one hundred feet high. Then follows a unique entertainment given 
by fully fifty colored folks who have been gathered from a colored 
village in the valley and who give a real exhibition of negro life as 
it existed "befo' de Avah" — jubilee songs, camp-meeting hymns, 

buck and wing dancing 
and other specialties, 
which, given in the glare 
of the firelight amidst 
m o s t picturesque sur- 
roundings, form an enter- 
tainment never to be for- 
gotten, and the like of 
wliicli cannot be seen else- 
where in this country. 

On or about the 15th 
of September each year is 
held the annual Hal- 
loween Ball. The ball- 
room is most artistically 
decorated with goldenrod 
and other fall flowers, while the side walls and columns are completely 
covered with stalks of green corn. The liglits are furnished by Jap- 
anese lanterns and huge pumpkins from the garden, carved out into 
Jack-o'-lanterns. The guests come to the ball in sheet and pillow- 
case costumes, and after the dancing various halloween sports anrl 
pastimes are indulged in. Each season a new program is devised 
These entertainments are given to the gtests by the proprietor, 
refreshments are served, the only expense to the glests beintr 
for their costumes. 




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Clothing at Skyland 

Many inquiries are received from those who are visiting Skyland 
for the first time as to what manner of clothes to bring with them. 

If you expect to take the mountain tramps, be sure and have an 
outfit of loose, comfortable outing clothes, with a sweater for cool 
days, and, above all, comfortable low-heeled shoes. Experience has 
demonstrated that no better shoes for tramping can be found than 
the regular "Boy Scout" shoes for either men or women. These 
shoes can be purchased in any shoe store for $2.50 a pair. Formal 
evenins; dress is not worn at the entertainments and dances. While 




THE SKYLAND FLOWER GARDENS TAKE UP AN ACRE OF SPACE, 

AND SUPPLY FLORAL DECORATION FOR THE DINING 

HALL DURING THE ENTIRE SUMMER 

frequently gentlemen appear in white flannels at the dances, there 
are also many otliers who attend in ordinary business suits or some- 
times even in outing clotlies, as the dances are most informal. 

For ladies the Skyland custom makes for simplicity in evening 
apparel as more appropriate to the place. At the weekly dances and 
card parties a summer muslin or silk dress would be the i:sual thing, 
and an evening gown of the simpler sort for the larger affairs, such 
as the Masquerade, Flower Balls, etc., unless the wearer intends to 
go in costume. 

It is best, if convenient, to come prepared for both warm and cool 
weather. This does not imply, however, winter overcoats or heavy 
woolen underwear, but a light overcoat or sweater is sometimes most 
comfortable. 

One of Skyland's chief attractions is that one may dress as 
■simply as one chooses without attracting attention. 

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COZY CORKERS IX A 
SKYI.AXD COTTAGE 



Skyland for the Children 

Owing to the arrangements at Skyland, which provide for each 
family having a cottage of its own, it has become an ideal place 
for children. Tlie splendid water, fine climate, higli altitude and 
out-of-door life have proved most beneficial to them, and each season 
brings an addition to tlieir number. Special dances and entertain- 
ments for children are ]irovided. 



The Bugle at Skyland 

A fitting accompaniment to the life at Skyland, the bugle plays 
an important part. Eacli morning it arouses the guests to the delights 

of another day; it summons 
them to the dining hall for 
meals, calls tliem together for 
the evening festivities, and an- 
nounces the departure of the 
daily mail. 

Temperature 

The temperature at Skyland 
is always moderate, and at 
this beautiful spot one never 
knows wliat it is to suffer 
from heat. The range of the 
thermometer is generally from 
65 to 78 degrees, and never 
reaches as high as 85 degrees. 
When there are cool spells it 
WILLIAM GRiGSBY, WHO HAS BEEN THE somctimes gcts as low as 50 

"CAIMP" BUGTER FOR MANY ITIAKS dcgrCCS. 




Skyland Post-Office 

There is a U. S. post-office at Skyland and a daily mail. The 
Washington Post reaches Skyland the same day it is issued. The 
jDost-office is located in the great dining hall, where it is most con- 
venient for guests to get the evening mail, which arrives daily at 
5:30, just before the supper hour. The mail leaving is closed each 
morning at 10 o'clock. Skyland is connected by telephone with the 
telegraph office at Luray, which places guests within reach of their 
friends and business. 

In Luray is located a long-distance telephone station, connecting 
with Wasliington, D. C, and other long-distance points. 

For all telegrams received and sent at Skyland over the telephone 
a charge of ten cents is made. 



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The Skyland Gardens and Table 



These gardens are the wonder and admiration of all who behold 
them. The vegetables grow to remarkable size and are of such 
excellent flavor and quality, owing to the fine soil and other favor- 
able conditions, as to have established a reputation far and wide. 
Vegetarians will find served on the Skyland tables a great variety of 
vegetables, always fresh and fine. Five acres are planted alone in 
sweet corn, including the famous "Country Gentleman" and "Golden 
Bantam" varieties. There are endless beds of peas, string beans, 
lettuce, spring onions, radishes, leeks, savoy cabbage, carrots, turnips, 
white and sweet potatoes, parsnips, cucumbers, asparagus, beets, lima 
be^ns, tomatoes, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, egg plant, kohlrabi. 
summer squash, and cymlins. besides several varieties of garden 
greens. 

The table has an abund- 
ance of milk and cream 
from a herd of tuberculin- 
tested cows. The famous 
Fox River creamery butter 
is used exclusively. Two 
very large farms in the val- 
ley supply the table with 
cliickens, Belgian hares, tur- 
keys, and eggs. The ducks 
come from the famous Mor- 
gan Hiverton Duck Farm 
not many miles away. The 
young lamb, fed on the 
mountain blue grass, is equal 
to .English mutton, while 
fresh fish arrive every Fri- 
day from Chesapeake Bay. 

Xo CANNED GOODS ARE USKD 
ON THE TABLE. The frCsh 

beef CO m e s direct from 
^^^■^shington in cold-storage 
cars, and is much superior 

BATHIXC. POOL, WHITE OAK CAXYOX, ABOLT to COUUtrV bccf U S U a 1 1 V 

THIRTY :\iixuTEs" WALK FROM SKYLAND fouud at mouiitain resorts. 




Resident Physician 



A PHYSICIAN WILL ALWAYS BE AT SkVLAND DIKING THE SIMMER 
MONTHS AND WILL REMAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH. 



Comparisons of Altitude 

Stony ^lan Peak is i,031 feet above the level of tlie sea, and 
Skyland is situated on a plateau at an altitude of 3,600 feet. The 
following figures give the altitude of these prominent resorts: Cres- 

son, Pa., on the crest of 
the Alleglianies, 2,300 
feet; Asheville, N. C, 
2,300 feet; tlie Hot 
Spring s of Virginia, 
2,500; Deer Park and 
Oakland, Md., 2,800; 
Brookside, West Va., 
3,100; Rawley Springs, 
Va., 2.000 feet; Rock- 
bridge Alum Springs, 
Va., 2,000 feet; Rock 
Enon Springs, Va., 1,100 
feet. 




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Laundry 

The laundry work is done by families maintaining small laundries, 
and the prices are reasonable. Also those who prefer may send 
their work to the Luray Steam Laundry. Apply at the Skyland 
office for laundry lists. Bundles for steam laundry leave Skyland 
daily on the Camp express wagons. 



About Building Your Own Cottage 

Desirable lots, w i t h 
fine view of the valley, 
c a n b e purchased for 
$250.00. All lots are 
sold with a clause re- 
stricting the use of 
the lot to the erec- 
tion thereon of a rus- 
tic bungalow built of 
logs or covered with 
bark, for lodging only, 
as housekeeping is not 
permitted within the 
PARK. A plat of Sky- 
land, showing all lots for 
sale, can be had on appli 
cation to Mr. Pollock. Numbers of cottages have already been built 
by private owners, all of whom are table boarders at Skvland. 




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Several desirable bungalows eonimaiidiiig iiiee views are now for 
sale, and full information may be had by applying to the Skyland 
office. The following is a list of those who have purchased and now 
own cottages : 

Dr. Harrison G. Dyar of Washington, D. C, 

Mr. George H. Judd of Washington, D. C. 

Miss Margaret Winship of ^^'a8hington, D. C. 

Miss Isabelle P. Evans of \\'ashington, D. C. 

Mr. H. S. Craigin of ^^'ashington, D. C. 

Miss M. F. Stamper of Washington, D. C. 

Mr. Robert J. Boyd of Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. B. H. Gilman of Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. E. B. Trout of Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. W. P. Allen of Wasliington, D. C. 

Miss Mary R. Pollock of Washington, D. C. 

Mr. William Ballantyne . of ^^'ashington, D. C. 

Mr. H. W. Hunter of Baltimore, Md. 

Dr. Thomas Fell President of St. Jolins College. Annapolis, Md. 

Mr. Robinson Bosler of Philadelphia, Pa. 

Mr. C. J. Hepburn of Philadelphia, Pa. 

Dr. D. R. Perry Heaton of New York City 

Mr. Harry J. O'Connor of Santa Barbara, Cal. 

Hon. Richard E. Byrd Speaker of the House of 

Delegates Richmond, Va. 

Col. H. P. Birmingham. U. S. A of Governor's Island, N. Y. 

Mr. William Vollmer , of Philadelphia, Pa. 




"obey cone" bungalow BACK 

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"I'EAIC VIEW," TYPICAI, BARK-COVERED CABIX OR LODGE 




LOG COTTAGE OX EDGE OF CI. IFF, SKYLAND 

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Early Spring and Late Fall at Skyland 

While the social and amusement features, including concerts and 
dances, continue from July first until September twenty-fifth, the 
spring and fall months have other attractions. 

In May and June are wonderful displays of wild flowers and 
myriads of song birds. The mountain laurel and honeysuckles, violets 
and trillium are everywhere. It is a joy to be alive amidst such 
beautiful surroundings. All Skyland is busy after May first preparing 
for the busy summer. The mountain streams are full of water, the 
forests are more beautiful than at any other time. 

In the fall there is the glorious autumn coloring w^hich by October 
is beginning to show in the landscape. The crisjj, invigorating air, 
the lovely sunshine days, and crackling open fires at night. Chestnut 
gathering, tramping and riding over the trails, besides the tennis 
courts. Yes, either spring or fall is ideal at Skyland. 



Fire- Wood at Skyland 

Around Skyland are millions of 
cords of fire-wood; therefore the 
guest has a supply of oak, chest- 
nut, and other fire-wood in abund- 
ance. This feature is one of 
Skyland's greatest attractions. 
There are 60 fireplaces and it 

takes 400 cords of wood each 

summer to supply them. 

Skyland for Brides 
and Grooms 

In 1912 a young man and his 
bride wrote to Skyland for accom- 
modations during early Novem- 
ber, stating that they wished 
to come for their honeymoon, 
and would accept conditions as 
they found them. So m u c Ii 
pleased were they with their visit 
that, through tlieir influence, two 
other couples came the following 
May. In the same manner these 
two couples spoke to their friends 
and the following fall no less than 

six brides and grooms spent at least two weeks at Skyland. In this 
way tlie good word has been passed on until at the present time 
almost the entire spring and fall patronage consists of brides and 
grooms, together with other young couples who in ])revious seasons 




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LOOKING OFF FROJI "THE CT.IFFS AT SKVLAXD 



have enjoyed the quiet of 
these tunes and prefer to 
come then rather than 
during the busy summer 
season. 

Eacli couple has the 
exclusive use of a cosy 
little cottage and the en- 
joyment of one's own 
fireside without the obtru- 
sion of others. In the 
dining room there are pri- 
vate tables provided, and 
the six-foot fireplace 
with its cheerful fire of 
logs makes the room most 
comfortable and cheery 
even on cold days. 

The M'cather in the 
spring and fall is gen- 
erally fine. 

In the busy summer 
months it is seldom that 
two people can have an 
entire cottage for them- 
selves, although it can sometimes be so arranged. 

After October 15th it is necessary to shut off tlie water works, 
owing to the danger of a light freeze, whicli would burst the pipes, 
but each cottage is furnished, through tlie service of the chamber- 
maids, witli ample water 
supply, and tlie large iron 
kettle whicli hangs on the 
crane of each fireplace fur- 
nishes a supply of hot water. 
So tliat while the con- 
venience of a bath with run- 
ning water can be enjoyed 
only until October 15th. still 
it is possible to be very 
comfortable beyond that 
date. Skyland will remain 
open each season until No- 
vember 1st. 

The charges for t w o 
people who desire the ex- 
clusive use of a cottage with 
bath after October 1st will 
be from $16.50 to $18.50 per s. w. sours, skylakd's jiail carrier 




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week each. In cottage without bath, but located with choice view, $15.50 
each per week is charged. For smaller cottages in the Camp Grove 
tlie rate will be $14.50 each per week. 

These prices prevail also in the spring months up to June first. 
From June first to September 30th the regular summer rates as given 
elsewhere in this booklet. (See page 44.) 

These prices include board, all the wood you wish for open fires, 
light and maid service, with no extras of any kind. 

In the spring guests will be entertained after May first. 



Skyland for the Nature and Especially the Bird Lover 

From the first of May until the latter part of June Skyland is the 
nesting place for thousands of American song birds. During the 
spring of 1916 a noted bird writer took a walk in the early morning 
from his cottage to the Stony Man Peak about a mile away, and on 
this walk he identified forty varitties of birds within a period of less 
than two hours. 

There are nests everywhere. Often small birds build under the 
eaves of the cottage you live in, and the air seems thrilled with their 
beautiful songs. There are robins, bluejays, chickadees, nuthatches, 
whippoorwills, swallows, phoebes, humming-birds, wood pewees. wood- 
thi'ushes, catbirds, cedar-birds, many varieties of sparrows and finclies. 
also the red-eyed vireo, the downy woodpecker, many varieties of 
warblers and wrens, the kingbird, tlie flicker, the red-headed wood- 
pecker, the sapsucker, and many others. 

To those Avho desire to make a study of the birds Skyland offers 
wonderful opportunities. If possible the guest should bring with him 
a pair of glasses and some good book on birds to be used for the pur- 
pose of identification. 



The Bathing and Swimming Pool 

Another feature added to the attractions of Skyland is the Swim- 
ming Pool. This pool is four feet deep, sixty feet long, and twenty 
feet wide, and is located conveniently within a few moments' walk of 
the cottages and within the Skyland grounds, and is kept fresh with 
running water from the "Kaegej^ Spring." The pool is enclosed, has 
dressing-rooms and showers and seats for spectators. An attendant 
is in charge. Admission to the pool enclosure is free, but a charge 
of 25 cents is made for use of dressing-room, batliing suit, and towels. 
Guests furnishing their own suits and towels will be charged 15 cents 
for the privilege of use of tlie pool. 

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A New Feature at Sky land for 1917 

In order that those who love mountaineering and who go to the 
Western States in order to enjoy the pleasures of mountain travel on 
horseback with a pack animal and guide, may be able to enjoy these 
pleasures witliout going to the far West, and inasmuch as the moun- 
tain peaks and valleys immediately surrounding Skyland give wonder- 
ful opportunities for camping out; an equipment has been added to the 
livery at Skyland which will feature such horseback riding over the 
mountains especially. In the spring of 1917 a dozen or more available 
camping sites will be selected, such camping sites being located in the 
wild fastnesses of the mountains, either on the borders of a mountain 
stream or in some beautiful mountain valley or perhaps among the 
crags of a mountain peak on a level with tlie clouds. There will be 
besides the saddle horses provided, small pack mules of the type used 
in the West, with a regular packing outfit, in order that tent, blankets, 
provisions, cooking utensils, etc., may be conveniently carried along. 
Then there will be a number of guides who besides caring for the horses, 
looking after the making of camp, etc.. will do the cooking. At these 
camping points will be maintained a small slied large enough to hold 
a few bales of hay whicli will be kept under lock and key. There will 
be a series of these mountaineering trips to start from Skyland and 
varying from ten to fifty miles in distance. The trails for these ex- 
tensive trips will be the unimproved mountain trails which at present 
are found all through the Blue Ridge Mountains ; rough and unim- 
proved, but they are just as good or better then the average mountain 
trail in the West. In order to enjoy one of these trips the guest has 
simplj' to register tlie day before, stating how many will be on the 
trip and whether they want to make a one-night trip or expect to re- 
main out several days. The next morning without further trouble to 
the guest, at nine a. m. the outfit will be ready to start. The guest 
will have provided himself with suitable outing clothing, everything 
else will be provided. Small tent, blankets or sleeping bags, cooking 
utensils, poncho, hand-axe, lantern, etc., M'ith all the necessary pro- 
visions. Thus the Skyland visitor can not only see all the interesting 
points within eight or ten miles of Skyland, but he will be enabled to 
enjoy these extensive exploring trips to the distant points of the Blue 
Ridge besides enjoying the delights of real camp life. The total cost 
for taking these mountain trips for one person, including the use of 
the outfit, all necessary food, one saddle horse, and one pack animal, 
and the service of guide, will be $8.50 a day. 

If there are two persons in the party the total expense will be 
$7.50 each a day. P'or three persons in one party the cost will be 
$6.50 each a day. For four or more persons in one party the cost will 
be $6.00 each a day. 



Boating, Swimming and Fishing Trips 

Beginning with the spring of 1917 fishing and hoating trips can be 
arranged for b}' guests at Skyland as follows: Leave Skyland any 
pleasant morning by horseback or carriage or on foot at 7.00 a. m., 
reaching foot of mountain in about forty-five minutes. Here the party 




HERE IS WHERE THE SKYLAND GUEST FISHES FOR BLACK BASS. WHILE 

THERE IS XO FISHIKG RIGHT AROUND SKYLAND, A DELIGHTFUL TRIP 

TO THE FISHING GROUNDS CAN BE MADE IN ONE HOUR AND A 

HALF, GIVING SIX HOURS TO SPEND ON THE RIVKR, RETIRN- 

ING TO SKYLAND IN TI3IE FOR SUPPER. 



will take an automobile and go direct to the Shenandoah River, which 
is reached in about fifty minutes. Here at a large farm-house on the 
banks of the river will be found boats, fishing bait suitable for bass 
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farm-liousc at 1.00 o'clock — a big generous country dinner. After this 
the pleasures of tlie river may be again enjoyed until 5.00 o'clock in 
tlie afternoon, wlien the automobile will start for Skyland. Skyland is 
reached in time for a late supper. Guests should make application 
at the office in the dining-hall for accommodations on such trips the 
evening before, in order that parties may be arranged. Bass fishing 
in the Shenandoah River at this point is excellent and the law permits 
fishing after July 14th. Charges for trip to river are as follows: 
Automobile from the foot of the mountain to Schuler's farm-house and 
return, whether there be one or four in party, $3.00 per hour; larger 
parties at same rate. Dinner at the farm-house, (50 cents. Pleasure 
or fishing boats, commodious and safe, 25 cents per hour, or .f^l.OO for 
the full day. One boat, of course, will accommodate several people. 
Tliose desiring to go swimming in the river can don their bathing suits, 
at the farm-house, which is directly on the banks of the river. The 
trip up and doAvn tlie mountain can be made on horseback or foot or by 
carriage, and charges are as follows: Horseback, $1.00 each way; by 
carriage, one jjerson only, $2.00 each way; two persons, $1.75 each 
way; three persons or more, $1.50 each way. The walk up and doAvn 
the mountain, however, is a pleasant one and most people will take 
the trijD on foot. 




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Skyland for Hay Fever 

Owing to the high altitude and the almost total absence of the rag- 
weed, Skyland is being visited each season by a considerable number 
of people who want to escape Hay Fever. During the past season 
there were fifteen hay fever patients here, most of 'whom escaped all 
symptoms, while three or four had a slight touch only. Hay fever 
patients, therefore, may expect to be practically immune from this 
disease while living at the camp. There are a number of letters from 
guests living in Washington, Baltimore, St. Louis, Philadelphia, etc., 
in reference to the relief which they enjoyed at Skyland this summer 
from this trouble, which I will be glad to show to those interested. 
One of these letters from Mr. F. Van Brakle, of Washington, D. C, 
I have published among my testimonial letters in this booklet. (See 
page 64.) 

A Few Words About Dogs at Skyland 

The only persons at Skyland who are permitted to bring dogs with 
them are those who take an entire cottage. Such dogs must be fed at 
the cottage and not at the dining-room. No dogs will be permitted 
which are a nuisance. After nine p. m., and before the bugle blows in 
the morning sucli dog owners must not allow their dogs to bark and 
disturb people under any circumstances. No dangerous dogs will be 
permitted under any conditions. Scraps for the feeding of dogs will 
be furnished from the kitchen at the rate of 25 cents per week for 
each dog, or milk at 8 cents a quart, if desired. 

How to Reach Skyland 

The railroad station for guests coming to Skyland is at Luray, 
Virginia, on the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Full informat'on and 
schedules of trains may be had by applying to either the >:()rfolk 
& Western, Pennsylvania, or Baltimore & Oliio Railroad ticket offices 
in various parts of the country. Schedules of trains from Baltimore, 
Washington, New York, Philadelphia^ Richmond, and Norfolk for 
Luray. Virginia, are as follows : 

From Washington, D. C. 

Trains leave Washington, D. C, via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for 
Luray every day at 4.00 p. m., arriving at Luray at 8.25 p. m. 

To those who wish to take the trip up the mountain at night a new 
program has been arranged. Such guests will be immediately con- 
veyed by automobile service from the railroad station to the foot of 
the mountain, where there is a depot, livery stable, and garage. Upon 
reaching this station about thirty minutes later the guest takes a car- 
riage for Skyland, reaching there about two hours and fifteen minutes 

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after leaving Luray;, which brings the guest to Sky land at about 1.0 Ao. 
This trip, however, is only intended for those who express a desire 
to come directly through and is a convenient way to reach Skyland 
for those wishing to make a week-end trip. As this niglit trip requires 
special service tlie cliarge for the trip will be for one person only $4-. 50; 
for two persons, $2.50 each ; for three or more persons, $2.00 each. 
For those wlio do not wish to make the night trip, upon arriving at the 
station at Luray the guest is taken to the Luray hotel without charge 
hy a bus that meets every train. Here the traveler must spend the 
night, starting the next morning in a comfortable motor car or carriage 
for Skyland. The motor car carries the guest to the foot of the moun- 
tain, where he takes the mountain carriage direct to Skyland. This 
trip requires about two hours and a quarter. 

The ride from Luray to the summit of Stony Man gives views of 
scenery which cannot be excelled anywhere in the Blue Ridge. The 
schedule of prices for the trip where the guest remains all night in 
Luray and comes up the mountain in the morning, is as follows: For 
one passenger only, from Luray to Skyland, automobile to the foot of 
the mountain and carriage to the top, $4.50; for two passengers, $2.25 
each; for three or more passengers, $1.75 each; for each trunk weighing 
not over 150 pounds, Luray to Skyland, 75 cents; trunk weighing over 
150 pounds will be charged $1.00 for transportation; suitcases, 25 
cents each; small hand baggage taken without charge. The same 
schedule of charges is made for both passengers and baggage going 
down the mountain from Skyland to Luray. 

From Baltimore, Maryland 

Trains leave Baltimore daily by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at 
3 p. m. Arrive at Washington, D. C, at 4.00 p. m. Arrive at Luray 
at 8.25 p. m. After arriving at Luray you follow the same instruc- 
tions and schedule as given for passengers from Washing-ton. 

From New York and Philadelphia 

Leave New York City, Pennsylvania Station, at 8 p. m. (sleeping 
car). Same train leaves Pliiladelpliia, Broad Street Station, at 
11.52 p. m. Arrive Luray the next forenoon at 11 a. m. Passengers 
coming to Skyland on this train should write in advance to the pro- 
prietor at Skyland, Virginia, who will arrange to have them met by 
automobile, connecting with carriages at the foot of the mountain and 
should arrive at Skyland at 1.30 p. m. in time for dinner. Charges 
for transportation from Luray to Skyland on this schedule will be: 
One passenger, $4.50; for two passengers, $2.25 each; for three or 
more passengers, $1.75 eacli ; for each trunk weighing not more than 
150 pounds, 75 cents; trunks weighing 150 pounds will be charged 
$1.00 for transportation; suitcases, 25 cents each; small hand baggage 

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taken witliout cliarge. The charge for the return trip from Skyland 
to Luray will be the same as for coming up. Guests desiring to leave 
New York at 5.30 p. m. can reach I.uray at i a. m. and be transported 
direct to Skyland, reaching there for breakfast. Charge for automo- 
bile and carriage transportation will be: One passenger, $4.50; two 
passengers, $2.50 each; three or more passengers, $2.00 each. Due at 
Skyland at 6.30 a. m. The schedule for leaving Skyland for con- 
necting with train for New York or Philadelphia would be as follows: 
For passengers desiring to take the 11.30 p. m. train carrying through 
sleeper, carriages will leave Skyland at 6.30 p. m.. reaching Luray at 
about eight o'clock; for passengers desiring to get the 5.30 train in 
the afternoon, carriages will leave Skyland at 3.30 p. m. to connect 
with automobile, or 2.30 p. m. if carriage is to go through to Luray. 

From Norfolk and Richmond 

The following schedules of trains for Luray (and Skyland) are 
given, but as there is sometimes a change of schedules it would be best 
to make inquiry at the local ticket office when purchasing tickets. 

Leave Norfolk via Norfolk and Western R. R. at 8.30 a. m. Arrive Rich- 
mond at 9.50 a. m. Arrive Roanoke 4.25 p. m. Leave Roanoke 6.35 p. ra. 
and arrive at Luray 11.80 p. m. 

Or leave Norfolk via Norfolk and Western R. R. at 8.15 p. m. Arrive 
Richmond at 9.25 p. m. Arrive Roanoke at 3.55 a. m. (Passengers are 
allowed to remain on sleeper at Roanoke until 7 a. m.) Leave Roanoke at 
12.10 noon and arrive at Luray at 5.34 p. m. 

Another route, via the Chesapeake and Ohio R. R. : Leave Norfolk at 
12.15 noon. Arrive and leave Richmond at 3 p. m. Arrive at Basic 7.27 
p. m. Leave Basic at 9.53 p. m. Arrive at Luray at 11.30 p. m. 

Or you can leave Richmond over the C. and O. R. R. at 8 a. m. Arrive 
Basic at 1 p. m. Leave Basic at 3.30 p. m., arriving in Luray p.t 5.34 p. ui. 
Passengers from Richmond by taking this train can visit the Luray Cavern."? 
in the evening after supjier and start for Skyland in the morning. 

Returning to Richmond passengers can get a train at Luray at 11 a. m. 
and reach Richmond at 7 p. m. the same evening (via Basic and the C. and 
O.). This train, however, does not make connections on Sundays. 

The schedule for carriages leaving Skyland to connect with auto- 
mobile for the 11a. m. train for the South, is as follows : Leave Sky- 
land at 9 a. m., arriving at Luray about 10.30. Transportation to 
connect with this train, one passenger, $4.50; two passengers, $2.50 
each; three or more passengers, $1.75 each. Passengers arriving at 
Luray on the 11.30 p. m. train would remain at the T^uray Hotel, 
leaving in the morning at 8 a. m. and arriving at Skyland at about 
10.30. Passengers arriving at Luray on the 5.24 p. m. train should 
write to the proprietor in advance so that they can leave for Skyland 
directly from the train and reach Skyland at about 7.45. A convenient 
way for guests to see the Luray Caverns when arriving on the 5.34 
p. m. train, is to take supper in Luray, visit the caverns in the evening, 
remain all night at tlie Luray Hotel and get tlie morning 8 a. m. auto- 
mobile for Skyland. 

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Transportation Charges Luray to Skyland and Return 
for Guests Preferring Horses and Carriage 

During previous seasons cautomobiles to foot of moujitain were not 
used, tlie journey being made by carriage all the way. As this method 
of travel is cheaper than the new method, those guests who so desire 
will be taken by carriage at the old rates, whicli are as follows: One 
passenger only $2.50; two passengers, $2.00 each; three or more pas- 
sengers, $1.50 each. Trunks under 150 pounds, 75 cents; suitcases. 
25 cents each; trunks over 150 pounds. $1.00; small hand baggage free. 
Children mider 10 years, half price. Where carriage has to meet 
11 a. m. train, for one passenger only, $3.50 for trip; two or more 
passengers on this train, same as regular schedule. 

Where carriage must meet 4 a. m. train from New York and Phila- 
delphia charges will be: One passenger only $4.00; two passengers. 
$2.50 each; three or more passengers, $1.75 each. 

Guests will please remember that almost every train 
carries several Skyland guests so that usually there are 
enough to make up a partyjand so secure the lowest 
transportation rates. 




SKYLAND STRING ORCHESTRA 

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Rates of Board 



No apology is made for prices asked, as no comparison can be made 
between this unique and beautiful spot and its splendid table and the 
numerous other Virginia resorts, mostly located in hot valleys or, at 
best, on mountain sides at low altitudes. No reductions on the rates 

quoted can possibly be made. 

Skyland has already achieved 
the reputation of being the best 
high altitude mountain resort 
in this entire section, and this 
reputation cannot be main- 
tained on a lower schedule of 
rates. The rates in any of the 
cottages or cabins located in 
the Camp Grove, and without 
bath, are from $13.00 to $14.50 
a week, according to length of 
stay and number of persons in 
each cottage. The rates for 
accommodations in any of the 
cabins or cottages located on 
"Furnace Field" or "The Cliff" 
or with North view, 
range from $14. .50 to 
$16.00 per week, ac- 
cording to length of 
stay and number of per- 
sons in each cottage and 
location of cottage. 
These cottages are all 
desirable and either ,,,,^ 
have the advantage of a 
nice view or a conven- 
ient location near the 
tennis courts or the din- 
ing-room. Where two 
people desire a cottage 
entirel}' to themselves 
the prices range from 
$14.50 each for a small 
cottage in the Grove to 
$16.50 for cottages in choicer localities. 

Rates in cottage, with bath, $16.50 to $18.50 per week, 
per day are $3.00 and $3.50, according to location. 

The proprietor of Skyland will be glad to correspond with all per- 
sons contemplating a visit and will, give full information on any sub- 




TWENTY MIXUTES WALK FROM THE DIKIKG HAt.I. 
ARE THE TOWERIXG CLIFFS OF "GIEX BEUI.Ah" 



Tlie rates 



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ject desired. Address all such communications at all times of the 
year to the proprietor^ Mr. G. Freeman Pollock, Skijland, Page 
County, Virginia. 

The above-quoted prices include everything — service, light, wood for 
fireplaces, cabin or room rent, and table board. All guests at Sky- 
land get their meals at the rustic dining hall. 

Hours for meals: Breakfast, 8 to 9.30 o'clock a. m. ; dinner, 1 to 2 
o'clock p. m. ; supper, 6 to 7 o'clock p. m. Meal-times announced by 
bugle call. 

All children under ten years of age, $10.00 to $12.00 per week; 
over ten years, full price. Infants, the charge is only for milk used. 
Nurses and servants, $10.50 a week at special tables. If at regular 
tables in the guests' dining-hall, full price. 

Guests desiring to have meals served on trays and carried to their 
cottages may have this done at a charge of ten cents for each tray. 



Charges to Cabin Owners and Renters for Table 
Board, Service, Etc. 

Some guests each season rent entire furnished bungalows for the 
exclusive use of their families for the entire season. Others have pur- 
chased and own their own cottages. Still others sometimes occupy 
rooms in cottages other than those belonging to the proprietor. All 
of these get their meals at the general Dining Hall, as housekeeping 
on anj^ scale is not permitted. Charges for table board are as follows : 
For table board alone, $12.00 per week or $1.75 per day. Children 
under ten years, $9.75 per week. Over ten years, full rates. Single 
meals, breakfast or supper, 50 cents; dinner, $1.00. If cottage owners 
desire the camp chambermaids to look after their cottages, the terms 
will be for the care of one cottage, $1.00 per week. Fire-wood for 
privately owned or rented cottages will be furnished at a flat rate of 
$1.00 for each fireplace a week, and this provides you with all the 
wood you wish and includes the delivery of the wood on your porch 
ready to use and the services of the camp employees to make fires. 
The flat rate for wood during the cool months from September 15th to 
November 15tli will be $1.25 per week in rented or privately owned 
cottages. 

In addition to these charges for people renting furuislied cottages 
there is a charge of twenty-five cents a week for each person for the 
laundry ing of bed linen and towels (formerly included in cottage 
rent) . 

Note.— Where a seat in the Dinino Room is reserved for guests, whether 
THEY BE ADULTS OR CHILDREN. fuU rate of board will be charged at the regular weekly 
rate, same as is customary at all hotels, and no reduction will be made for meals not eaten. 

No deductions made for Vegetarians. 

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Owners of bungalows who desire to use the camp water supply for 
bath or toilet purposes on their premises will be charged a water rent 
of $11.00 per season (May 15th to October 1st) or for less than the 
full season $5.00 per month. If more tlian one bath and toilet are in 
the house, the charges will be according to the number used. Each 
liouse having water installed 
must be provided with a water 
meter to indicate the amount of 
water used, and any amount 
above the average amount used 
in other houses will be charged 
for extra. 

Every person OAvning a cot- 
tage at Skyland is expected to 
pay an annual caretaker's fee 
of $6.50 for each cottage 
owned, wliich is a necessary 
charge in order to protect the 
insurance companies. These 
comiDanies insist that a care- 
taker be in charge, and policies 
are null and void in case of fire 
if such service is not provided. 
One caretaker is provided at 
Skyland, and only one, and no 
cottage will be sold to anyone 
wlio refuses to pay this charge. 
If a cottage not in charge of 
tlie caretaker were to burn, it 
would cause, possibly, all in- 
surance at Skyland to be canceled by the companies ; hence such a 
cottage would be a menace to property owners. The caretaker lives 
at Skyland and never leaves his charge. A caretaker not living at 
Skyland would be worse than useless. Caretaker's fee is payable on 
October first in advance for the ensuing winter. Checks should be 
made payable to G. Freeman Pollock, proprietor. If owners of bun- 
galows desire tlie camp water boys to deliver drinking water twice a 
day fresh from the "Furnace Spring" these water boys get for each 
house so supplied 35 cents per week. 




jam: COlilUX, A FA3II1.IAR MOUNTAIN' 

FIGURE, IN FRONT OF HER HOME 

ON BROKEN-BACK RUN 



Note. — Mr. Pollock cannot be held responsible for a supply of 
water for baths and toilets in private houses in case of an accident 
causing temporary delay in furnishing the same or in case of an 
unusual drought. 



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Elevations from Luray, Va., to Stony Man Peak 

Made by Mr. George H. Jiidd 
KEGIXXIKG OF ASCEXT ON STOXY BIAX JtOUXTAIX. 

Ft. above Luray. Ft. above sea. 

Prince Farm So/) 1,177 

Prices Farm .552 1,374 

Water Trough at foot of mountain 832 l,(Jo4 

Valley View 982 1,704 

Cut off, lower end old Skvland road 1,285 2,107 

Peak ^■ iew ' 1,492 2,314 

Cut off, upper end old Skvland road 1,552 2,374 

Depot ' 1,582 2,404 

Pine Level 2,032 2,854 

Dead Tree Level 2,282 3,104 

Gate to Skvland Park 2,532 3,354 

Furnace Spring- 2,551 3,373 

Sentinel Lodge'^ Porcli 2,682 3,504 

Field— Tennis Court 2,732 3,554 

Dining-room 2,757 • 3,579 

Ma.ssanutten Lodge 2,804 3,626 

Garden (20 acres) 2,832 3,654 

Kagey Spring: and Swimming Pool 2,782 3,604 

Entrance Glen Beulah Path 2,985 3,807 

Glen Beulah Plateau 3,075 3,897 

Glen Beulah 2,985 3,807 

Entrance Peak Path 3,060 3,882 

Stonv Man Peak (% mile from dining hall)... 3,206 4,028 



Ready Reference Routes to Skyland and the 
Luray Caverns 

From New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore: 

Via Royal Blue Line, Washington and Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From Washington, Harpers Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Pittsl)urgh: 

Via Baltimore & Ohio R. R. and Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From New Orleans, Meridian, Birmingham, Cliattannoga, Knoxville: 

Via Queen & Crescent Route, Southern Ry. and Shenandoali Valley Route. 
From Memphis, Corinth, Huntsville: 

Via Southern Ry. and Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From Richmond, Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe: 

Via Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. and Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio: 

Via Norfolk & Western Ry., Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From Portsmouth, Ohio, Kenova, W. Va., Louisville, Ky.: 

Via Norfolk & Western Ry., Shenandoah Valley Route. 
From New York, Philadelphia, Elmira, Williamsport, Harrisburg, Hagerstown: 

Via Pennsylvania R. R., Cumberland Valley R. R., and Shenandoah 

Valley Route. 
From Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Columbus: 

Via Atlantic Coast Line or Southern Ry., Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., and 

Shenandoah Valley Route. 
Prom Atlanta, Charlotte, Danville, Lynchburg, Charlottesville: 

Via Soutliern Ry., Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., and Shenandoah ^'all<•y lioile. 

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Guests coming to Skyland are requested when possible Ta 

NOTIFY THE PROPRIETOR A FEW DAYS IN ADVANCE. 

Address all communications to G. Freeman Pollock, Proprietor,. 
Skyland, Page County, Virginia. 

Have your mail sent to Skyland, Page County, Virginia. 

Have your express packages sent to Luray, Page County, Virginia, 
care G. F. Pollock. 

Have your telegrams addressed to Luray, Virginia (to be tele- 
phoned to Skyland). 

Hotel charges at I.uray. Va. : $3.00 per day, with bath; $2.50 per 
day, without bath; children under 10 years of age, half rates for both, 
hotel in Luray and transportation to Skyland. 




PICNIC GROUNDS AMOJS'G THE HEMLOCKS AT SKYLAND 



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Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers and Coaches on All 
Through Trains 

Excursion Tickets are Sold by all Railroads and Steamship Lines to the 

Luray Caverns. 

Straight one-way and Excursion Tickets allow stop-over at I.urav within 
final limit. 

The scenery through the "Shenandoah Valley" and adjacent to the Caverns 
of Luray is magnificent, and second to no other section in tlie world. 

The Luray Caverns 

In Page County; one of the wonders of the world. The stalactitic display 
exceeds that of any other cavern known. No human tongue can properly 
convey to the mind of the reader their beauty— no jien can clo them justice- 
no photograph or painting can give but a faint idea of these marvelous' caverns. 

They were discovered in 1878 by Andrew J. Campbell, near the village 
of Luray, in a valley about ten miles wide, between the Blue Ridge and 
Massanutton Mountain. Cave Hill, as it was called, is three hundred feet 
above sea level. In order to render these marvelous caverns accessible to 
visitors cement walks have been laid tlirough them, stairways, bridges, and 
railings have been erected, and the entire subterranean palace is brilliantly 
illuminated by arc and incandescent electric lights. 

Terms of Admission to Luray Caverns 

Open every day — including Sunday — all the year. 

For each person, at 8.30 a. m. or 2 p. m $1.00 

For each person, at 7 p. m. or 9 p. ni 1.50 

Regular Hours of Admission. . .8.30 a. m., 2 p. m., 7 ji. m., and 9 p. m. 
Special Hours. — When admission is desired at other hours than above 
named, we will accommodate if Guides are not all engaged. But the charge 
for admission will be 50 cents more for each person for Special Hours. 

The Caverns are fitted with electric lights. But it costs as much to light 
them as to light the streets of a considerable town, because of the length of 
the tour. For parties of six or more making the tour in company, the electric 
lights, if desired, will be furnished without extra charge. But for parties 
numbering less than six, the Caverns will be shown by candles. If, however, 
such small parties desire electric lights they will be required to pay, l)esides 
price of admission, an extra charge as follows: 

Electric Light for One Person .$2.00 Extra 

Electric Light for Two Persons 1.00 Each, Extra 

Electric Light for Three or Four Persons 50c. Each, Extra 

Electric Light for Five Persons 25c. Each, Extra 

Tourists en route for Skyland can see the Luray Caverns either on the 
trip coming or going. If you reach Luray on the train arriving at 8.25 p. va. 
you can see the Caverns in the morning at 8.30 a. m., have your dinner in 
Luray and start immediately for Skyland, arriving there in the early after- 
noon. 

If you arrive on the train reaching Luray from the South at 11.05 a. m.. 
it is best to visit the caverns that afternoon, before starting for Skyland, or 
on the return trip. 

Guests desiring to see the Caverns on the return trij), leave Skyland at 
11 o'clock in the forenoon, get lunch at the hotel in Luray, then drive directly 
to the caves, returning in ample time to get the 5.25 train, whicli makes 
connections for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and the 
points North and West. 

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Letters in Evidence 

In case the stranger in reading over this booklet sliould con- 
clude that the proprietor is over-enthusiastic in his descriptions 
of the place and its advantages and attractions, he is asked to 
read the following letters Avhich have been received from a num- 
ber of those who have been there : 

Hamburg-American Building, 
41-45 Bi'oadway, New York. 

October 1, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

The summer just passed is tlie tliird successive season which my 
family has spent in your unique resort. The nature of my business 
causes me to do a great deal of traveling in this and foreign lands, and 
I can unqualifiedly say that the mountain and valley views as seen 
from Stony Man appeal to me more strongly than any scenery I have 
ever viewed. 

The arrangement of cottages, with a central dining hall, gives privacy 
and comfort and the rustic style of the cottages adds greatly to the 
appearance of the place. While primitive, they are comfortable, roomy, 
and with many conveniences. Your table, while simple, is wholesome 
and well served, and the service throughout the camp is all that could 
be desired. You have been fortunate, if not clever, in the selection of 
your guests, for one of the charms of the place is the genial, refined 
class of families which you always gather together. To those who are 
fond of being close to nature without its resultant inconveniences I can 
heartily recommend Stony Man. I can add no further or better recom- 
mendation than the fact that I have already written you to make 
arrangements for the same cottage for myself and family next season. 

Wishing you success and with kind regards, believe me. 

Yours faithfully, 

W. G. SiCKEL, 

Vice Director Hamburg-American Line. 



Goverkor's Islakd, N. Y., October 26, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Having spent with my family several summers at Stony Man 
Mountain, I take pleasure in testifying to the many advantages which, 
in my estimation, it possesses as a summer resort, particularly for those 
who love the mountains. These advantages may be summed up under 
three heads: 

First. The altitude of about 4,000 feet, with the jnire, clear, crisp air, 
cool, invigorating, and delightful. 

Second. The surroundings, with primeval forests of pine, hemlock, oak, 
chestnut, and other trees without number; the mountain peaks of Stony 
Man, Hawksbill, and "Old Rag" and the many trails leading thereto 
and to various other places of interest in the mountains, all of which 

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are a source of delight to climbers and trampers or of quiet re])ose 
amid mountain forests to those who prefer it. And under this heading 
might be mentioned the famous Furnace Spring, which sui)i)lies tlie 
purest and softest of mountain waters. The cottages are (juite dis- 
tinctive of the place and admirably adapted for a summer sojourn jn 
the mountains, and the central mess or dining hall, to which all go, fur- 
nishes a most acceptable cuisine. 

Third. Accessibility, Luray, \a., the Norfolk and Western Railway 
station, four and one-half hours from Washington, being nine miles 
distant from Stony Man, and the same station only a night's ride from 
New York. 

All of these things combine to make Stony Man Mountain, to my 
mind, one of the most desirable summer resorts In the country. 

Yours very truly, 

Henry P. Birmingham, 
L'tciitctiant Colonel, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. 



Dr. D. R. Perry Heaton, 
17 Ti'lnity Place, New Rochelle. 

October 2(5, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

As one of the very first to visit Skyland, and, with my father, to 
become a jiroperty owner, it gives me great pleasure to express my 
appreciation of the beauties of the place. The natural beauties of the 
place would warrant a nuich better description than I would be able to 
compose; the agreeable i)eople, the character of the cuisine, the tennis, 
the long and short tramps to places of interest and beauty and the 
numerous social activities, all combine to make one's life at Stony Man 
most enjojable. 

As a physician I have seen the l)eneficial influence that tiie climate 
has had on many who have been in poor health. It is an ideal place to 
seek restoration of health. 

Very sincerely yours, 

D. R. Perry Heatox, M. D. 



Tulin, Dunham & Sisson, 
Attorneys and Counsellors at I/aw, 31 Nassau Street, New York. 

October 8, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

These crisp autunm evenings bring the call of Skyland, a sunnnons 
that is almost irresistible. Necessity alone prevents my carrying out 
the intention to revisit Stony Man this fall. 

As soon as Mrs. Sisson's friends, the honeysuckle, violet, trilium, and 
laurel, have been greeted by my cronies, the robust robin, the tuneful 
thrush, and old brother wjiipiworwill, who u.sed someliow to work in 
his complaint lietwcen the jiojis and sputters on the hearth, let me 

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know and we will join them above the clouds. Meanwhile extend to 
the mountain mules anticipatory sympathy in my behalf. 
With kind regards to Mrs. Pollock and yourself I am, 

Very truly yours, 
Lewis E. Sisson. 

"Three Hills," Warm Springs, 
Bath County, Va. 

October 19, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

My sisters, my brother, and myself could not have had a happier 
summer than the one which we have spent at Skyland. The height, 
the mountain air, the wonderful views, the walks, the congenial people, 
the comfort, and picturesqueness of the place rest vividly in our minds. 
We should be sorry, indeed, to think that we would never again see 
old Stony Man and Skyland. Instead we hope that, when occasion 
serves, we may be your guests again. 

Thank you for your unvarying kindness and courtesy and believe me 
with all good wishes. 

Faithfully yours, 

Mary Johxston. 

Annapolis, Maryland, October 12, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I wish to tell you how glad I am to speak of Skyland in unmeasured 
terms. Such hospitality as both Mrs. Porter and myself received at 
your hands and Mrs. Pollock's will never be forgotten. 

It will be worth while for any one who has not yet visited "Skyland" 
to go there at once, the scenery being very fine, to say nothing of your 
entertainments and fun each day; always something new ahead, of 
which Ave knew nothing until the time came, when ve would enjoy 
some new noveltj*. 

The great dining hall, good meals, music, and dancing, with the 
mountain trips, picnics, and bonfires, I shall never forget, and would 
advise all who have not visited your ideal place to go thei-e if they have 
any idea of having a fine summer. Your own personality alone will, 
I'm sure, cause them to return to the many other attractions of tlie 
place (Skyland). 

With sincere regards to Mrs. Pollock and yourself both from myself 
and Mrs. Porter, believe me. 

Sincerely yours, 

Theodorick Porter. 
Admiral, U. 8. ZV. 

St. John's College, 
President's Room. 

Annapolis, Md., 28th September, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

My family and myself have been coming to Skyland during the past 
ten years and have been so charmed with the attractions of Stony Man 



that we decided, four years ago, to purchase a bungalow on the clilJ" 
overlooking the Shenandoah Valley as a permanent summer residence. 

The excellent table, the delightful picnic parties, and entertainments 
provided under your able management, the general courtesy of all your 
employees, the pleasant social intercourse existing among your visitors 
and patrons, and, finally, the exhilarating air and impressive scenery 
of the mountains, all tend to establish the claim of Skyland to be the 
"Rustic Gem of the Blue Ridge." 

The summer just passed has been one of the most pleasant of our 
long experience there. So much has been added year by year to promote 
the comfort of your guests. 

With kind regards, I am very truly yours, 

Thomas Fell, 

, President of St. John's College. 



Hepburn, Dechert & Norris, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 
803 West End Trust Bldg., South Penn. Square and Broad St. 

Philadelphia^ October 25, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I find it difficult to comply literally with your request for an expres- 
sion of my personal opinion of Stony Man Camp without laying myself 
open to the charge of hyperbole upon the part of the uninitiated. Per- 
haps after all that opinion will be best evidenced by the mere statement 
of the fact that five years ago after two seasons at the camp we decided 
to build for ourselves a permanent summer home there, and each recur- 
rent season since has furnished us with additional reasons for self- 
congratulation upon our decision. The place is really unique, and it is, 
I think, the only resort I have ever known where the customary glowing 
statements of "descriptive literature" appear actually conservative when 
compared with the reality. Could I say more? 

Yours very truly, 

C. J. Hepbuhx. 

Johns Hopkins University, 
Medical Department. 

Baltimore, Maryland, October 5, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

It gives me, indeed, great pleasure to recommend Skyland as an 
ideal health and pleasure resort. 

From a health viewpoint the location, altitude, and the wonderful 
mountain spring water from the famous "Furnace Spring" combine to 
make Skyland a resort surpassed by no other. The means of sanita- 
tion are most excellent and one can speak most highly of the cottage 
plan of living. 

From a pleasure viewpoint the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains, 
the Shenandoah Valley, all of which can be seen from the porches of 
many of the cottages, tennis, dances, bonfires, long mountain walks, 
etc., all constitute ideal forms of amusement. 

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A season spent at Skjland on Old Stony Man Mountain will be one 
long remembered, and it is a pleasure to enroll oneself among the 
many who have enjoyed its hospitality and its many attractions. 

Sincerely yours, 

H. C. Bean, M. D., 
Skyland Resident Physician, 1915. 



Tiie Baltimore Gas Appliance and Manufacturing Co. 
H. W. Hunter, President. 

Baltimore, Md., October 4, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Once again we are in the "stale, flat" if not "unprofitable" valley 
after one of the happiest of the eleven summers we've spent at Stony 
Man. There is certainly a subtle charm about the place that grows 
with each succeeding visit. 

But to full_y aj)i)reciate it one must live with those glorious mountains, 
breathe the tonic in the air, taste that pure, life-giving water and relax 
in the utter abandon and freedom of our cottage life. Only one utterly 
blase could fail to find pleasure in the tramps through the mountains, 
along the i)icturesque streams, canyons, and by the rustic homes of the 
mountaineers. I often wonder why so many persons in quest of a 
restful, invigorating place in which to spend the summer will travel to 
the Maine woods and other remote resorts when they have this beau- 
tiful spot at their very doors. 

I want to thank you for the many courtesies extended by you this 
summer to us and to our guests. The latter are most enthusiastic over 
their no\'el and varied experiences. The entertainments we thought the 
best ever. The bonfires, picnics, concerts, masquerade ball, flower show 
and the tennis tournaments were all great. 

Hoping to be with you next and many more summers, believe me. 

Yours very sincerely, 

H. W. HUXTER, 

Tudor Hall, University Parktvay, Baltimore, Md. 



United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: Baltimore, Mu., October 27, 1915. 

Much to my regret I have arrived home after an unusually pleasant 
trip to Skyland, and as this was my 19th year, it speaks for itself. 

I have watched from year to year with the greatest interest the 
gradual growth of Skyland from a few log cabins and tents to the 
present well-equipped, sanitary, up-to-date plant, and it is, indeed, an 
achievement to be proud of. 

It has been my good fortune to have "sampled" quite a number of 
the Eastern summer resorts, seaside and mountain, and I am abso- 
lutely convinced that nowhere can one get the entire satisfaction, men- 
tally, gastronomically, and physically, that exists at Skyland. The in- 
vigorating and bracing atmosphere, the commodious and comfortal)le 

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caoms, the woiuk'rl'ul vie-ws, and exe-ellent table form a eoiiibinatioii 
that is unexcelled. 

The pictures of tiie trip to Old liag Mtnintaiii have just arrived and 
they bring back vividly the walk, making camp, cooking tlie meals, 
picking out a soft rock for a bed, the stories and songs around the big 
fire, and a thousand other incidents. It was certainly a unique ex])eri- 
ence and one that will live long in memory. 

All of us are still talking about the wonderful meals. It is absolutely 
beyond my comprehension how it is possible, away up there on the 
mountain toj), for you to secure the wide variety of appetizing and 
wholesome viands with which you tempt your guests. Each year 1 
firmly resolve to walk strenuously, eat sparingly, and reduce. Each 
year I come back with two or three added jiounds, but I feel like 1 
could lick my weight in wildcats. 

Another feature that is particularly attractive is the absolute infor- 
mality and the delightful class of people one meets. Some of the 
happiest days I ever spent have been at old Skyland and I look forward 
to many more in the years to come. 

With best wishes for your success, 1 am, 

Very truly yours, 

S. Blount Mason, Jr. 



Edmund S. Dickey, 
Guilford Ave. & Saratoga St. 

Baltimore, Md., October 13, 191.5. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Whenever a summer may come and go without my having the oppor- 
tunity of visiting at Skyland I always have a feeling toward the close 
of the summer as though I have missed something from my usual sum- 
mer vacation pleasures. 

It has been my good fortune to have several visits in your admirable 
"Back-to-Nature" resort and I do not know of any more delightful 
spot for any one who would wish to enjoy the pleasures of absolute 
untrammeled freedom in outdoor life under the most ideal conditions, 
free from social entanglements and unfettered 1)\' any necessity for the 
disagreeable summer-hotel dress parade. 

Aside from the generally attractive and unique features of your sum- 
mer colony, I cannot conceive of any individual who would not be won- 
derfully impressed with the morning and evening views at Stony Man 
camp. It is alwajs a question in my mind whether the mornnig excels 
the evening or the evening the morning. To stand on the rocky ledge 
overlooking the valley in the early morning, with the clouds beneath 
you, and then to have these clouds rise and the mists disaj^pear, show- 
ing patch by patch the unfolding of the Shenandoah Valley, is a wonder- 
lul sight. On the other hand, it is just as wonderful and possibly even 
more beautiful to stand on these same mountains on a summer evening 
looking across the broad expanse of the Shenandoah, with a full view 

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of the wonderful sunset through the gaps of the Massanutten Range 
and the lights and shadows reflected on the far-off Alleghanies. 

I can only express the hope I may liave many additional privileges of 
viewing these wonderful scenes and enjoying the wonderfully beneficial 
conditions of your resort. Very truly yours, 

E. S. Dickey. 

Catoxsville, Maryland, November 1, 1915. 

My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

The last two summers I have s]>ent at your beautiful Skyland, and 
it is with pleasure that I can say I know of no mountain resort 
where I would prefer to go. Especially do I enjoy the beautiful con- 
certs given several evenings of each week by your splendid orchestra. 

The wonderful views we have from our cottage jjorches and when we 
take walks around Skyland are excejitionally fine, and of course at that 
altitude the air is a splendid tonic. 

Also the table is excellent, the vegetables being alwaj's from the 
Skyland garden, which in itself is quite a sight to see. Last, but not 
least, I wish to congratulate you on making your resort such a suc- 
cess, as is attested by the high class of your patronage, and to wish 
you further and greater success in the future. 

If nothing unforeseen occurs I fully expect to be with j^ou again 
next year. 

Most sincerely yours, 

Josephine E. Livezey. 

The University Club. 

Baltimore, Maryland^ October 27, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I am unwilling to allow my latest visit to "Skyland" to recede too far 
into the past without undertaking to tell you again how greatly 1 
enjoyed my stay at that delectable spot and how genuine my affection 
for the place (as engendered by several vi^Hs) has become. 

And incidentally this sense of affection has been greatly stimulated 
in the last few days by a longing to exchange this period of Indian 
summer and "the gritty paving stones" of town to the lot of any late 
Skyland visitor and be free to enjoy the glorious views, wonderful 
tramps, bracing air and open fires that go to make my own memories 
of early October there so alluring. 

With the best wishes for a winter to your liking and with the 
pleasantest anticipations of our next reunion under the "Peak," 

Very cordially yours, 

Albert H. Buck. 

Dr. Jas. M. Craighill, 
The Walbert, 1800 N. Charles St. 

Baltimore, Md., October 13, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

My personal experience of "Skyland" proves to me there could be no 
more attractive spot for one looking for outdoor life. The bracing air 

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and pure water and the excellent sanitary arrangements make it ideal. 
If one adds to this the charming people and great variety of amuse- 
ments provided for their entertainment it can readily be seen that once 
visited the desire to return is a strong one. Y'^urs truly, 

Jas. M. Craighill, M. D. 



The Johns Hopkins Hospital. 

Baltimore^ Maryland, October 10, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I regret very much that I was unable to spend my vacation at Sky- 
land this summer. My experiences there both as resident physician and 
as guest have always been very pleasant, and I really know of no more 
delightful place in this part of the country either from the 2:)oint ot 
view of climate or of recreation. 
With best wishes, believe me, 

Very sincerely yours, 

Arthur Bloompield, 
Resident Physician at Skyland, Season 1909. 



Eutaw Savings Bank of Baltimore, 
Frank G. Evans, Treasurer. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: Baltimore, October 14, 1915, 

Now that the summer is over, I should like to write a word of thanks 
to you for your interest in the comfort and pleasure of myself and 
family while at Stony Man camp. 

J'ou are to be congratulated upon being the owner of such a delight- 
ful and, I might add, unique place. 

The drive up the mountain with occasional views of the valley and 
the continual changing of the clouds is glorious, and one can be enthu- 
siastic in the retrospect. 

I cannot find words adequate to express the pleasure derived from 
the other wonders to be found en route from Stony Man camp to the 
Peak, Crescent Rock or White Oak Canyon. 

Very truly yours, 

Frank G. Evans. 



Haverford, Pennsylvania, October 20, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I wish to say that both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the six 
weeks that we spent at Stony Man camp (Skyland) this summer and 
were greatly benefited. 

You are certainly to be congratulated upon having built up such a 
resort; its altitude, insuring comfort even during the hottest weather; 
the superb views, which I consider the finest in Virginia; the combina- 
tion of cottages, with a central dining hal), giving privacy and at the 
same time saving the trouble of housekeeping; the various walks; the 
numerous amusements which you provide, all combine to make it unique. 

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'I'he bracing cjuality of the air enal)le.s one to take an amount of 
physical exercise in the way of wallving, tennis, etc., which would be 
impossible for the average person at a lower altitude. This, I am sure, 
is one reason why almost every one improves in health while at Sltyland. 
I can say that in no place in America has my wife improved so nuich in 
so short a time. In conclusion I wish to thank you for tlie many kind- 
nesses sliown us and for the excellent care that my horse received. Wc 
hope to spend a large i)art of next summer at your resort. 

Faithfully yours, 

Legh W. Rf.id, 
Professor of Mat he in (it us at Haverfnrd Cnlleije. 



"I von." 

Leesburg, Va., October M, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

The six weeks I spent at Stony Man (Skyland) last summer were 
among the happiest of my life. 

I suppose there may be some jieojile wlio would not like Skyland, l)ut 
I doubt it; but every one worth while must like it, Ijecause all the 
tilings that are most worth while are there. 

Yours very sincerely, 

Sarah Chichester Page. 

Central Trust Compan\-. 

Charleston, W. Va., October 12, 191.5. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

My short stay at Stony Man Mountain only served to make me look 
forward with great pleasure to next year, wlien Mrs. Burdette and I 
hope again to be numbered among your guests. I cannot conceive of a 
more delightful place to spend the hot summer months than at your 
pleasant mountain resort. Mrs. Burdette and I both regret that we 
were unable to stay longer. 

With kindest regards to you and Mrs. Pollock, I am. 
Very sincerely yours, 

Edward M. Burdette. 



The Virginia National Bank of Norfolk. 

Norfolk, Va., October 13, 191.5. 
Dear Sir: 

Skyland is a place that has to be seen to be appreciated. Few 
people who liave not visited the spot realize what a beautiful resort 
exists on Stony Man Mountain. 

One of the greatest charms of the ]>lace is your ability to raise fresh 
vegetables for your table at such an altitude. 

I will never be satisfied until I make a second visit to Skyland. 
With kind ])ersonal regards, I beg to remain. 

Yours very truly, 

Hugh G. Whitehead. 

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a. I. (lu I'unt de Nemours & Company- 
Office of C. B. Landis. 

Wii.jiixdToN, Dei.awahe, Oclobcr 12, 1915. 
J\lv Dear Pollock: 

I was delighted with my .sojourn at Skyland. Your accommodations 
were a genuine surjirise, your air was a tonic, and the view one gets 
from Stony Man is aljsolutely incomparable. I shall never forget the 
visits I paid to the caljins of those mountainers. There are great types 
up in those mountains and some day a writer will put them in a book. 
It was an interesting revelation to me. I regret that I am not free to 
spend one continuous, uninterrupted year with you at Skyland, as every 
month must have its own varied charm and beauty. Above all I want 
to congratulate you on the people you bring to Skyland. Acquaintances 
made and frlendshi])s formed there are really worth wliile. 

Sincerely yours, 
C. 15. Landis. 

712 W. Main Avenue. 

Knoxville, Tennessee, October 14, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

My stay at Skyland last summer was delightful in every respect. 
The scenery is superb; there is none finer, I believe, in the whole Appa- 
lachian range. The numbers of interesting walks in the neighborhood 
are practically unlimited and the company exceptionally agreeable. I 
was, moreover, thoroughly comfortable in respect to both room and 
board. 

I will add that your own spirit and energy would suffice to put life 
into any jilace, even where the conditions are much less favorable than 
at Skyland. 

With best wishes I remain, Yours sincerely, 

J. Douglas Bruce, 
Profrssor at tlie University of Tennessee. 



162() Rhode Island Ave. N. W. 

Washington, D. C, October 23, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Our three weeks at your beautiful "Skyland" was most restful and 
delightful and we hope to return when the press of affairs becomes too 
irksome, for to sit and watch the beauty of great distances with ever- 
changing light is soul satisfying. 

Yours sincerely, 
Alice Hemmick. 

The Washington Times. 

Washington, D. C, August 23, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I want you to know how very much Mrs. Walker and I have enjoyed 
our stay at Skyland. 

For many years we spent our summers among the beauties of the 

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White Mountains, but we never found there either accommodations more 
satisfactory or scenery more deiightful than we have enjoyed this 
summer on the heights of Stony Man. 

I am, Yours very truly, 

F. A. Walker, 
— — General Manager. 



E. F. Droop & Sons Co. 
Pianos and Music. 

Washi>-gtox, D. C, September 27, 1915. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

It is really a great pleasure for me to tell you again how delighted 
we are and have always been with our many visits to dear old "Stony 
Man." This year I celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of my first 
visit to Skyland, and in all this time I have never yet found a place 
where I could enjoy the great out-of-doors as I do there. 

The almost constant life in the fresh air, together with the fine water, 
wholesome food, and comfortable sleeping quarters have resulted in 
fortifying my family with the best of health, and in my judgment have 
done more than anything else to keep the doctor from our door! 

You may rest assured that whenever we can so arrange it we shall 
spend our summers with you. 

Wishing you continued success and })rosperity, I remain, with sincere 
good wishes. Faithfully yours, 

E. H. Droop. 

"Hammond Court."' 
Washington, D. C. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

To my mind one of the most delightful features of Stony Man camp 
is that it is a summer colony of homes where each family is a unit 
and every cabin with its porch, pleasant living room, and beguiling 
fireplace becomes your home just as soon as you hang your hat on its 
peg and distribute your few lares and penates, not a room in an 
hostlery or a lodging for a night, but your home. 

You can then be as solitary as you desire or as sociable as your 
living room permits. The old New England expression of "visiting" 
applies here aptly. Friends drop in and visit with you, not the "call" 
of the city, with formality and good clothes, but for a good chat, a 
swapping of ideas or a game of cards. If a cigar is a "great unbosomcr 
of secrets," as genial Thackeray says, how much more so is a good 
wood fire, with time a negligible quantity and cares relegated to the 
realm of the forgotten. Very cordially yours, 

Wm. Ballantyne^ Jr. 



Kennedy Bros., Inc., Builders. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: Washingtok, D. C, October 25, 1915. 

I cannot refrain from writing you so you will know what I think of 
Skyland as a summer resort and to the high standard of excellence 



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maintained by the niiinugement. For tiiose wlio tire fond of the 
mountains a more delightful place could hardly be found. 

Yours very truly, 

Wm. M. Kexxedv. 



1359 Columbia Road, Washington, D. C. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: October 20, 191 5. 

I thought I would let you know that I often commend Skyland to 
any one looking for an unexcelled summer climate and beautiful scenery, 
and with what pleasure I call to mind the picturesque and comfortable 
bark-covered cottages so arranged that the majority of them command 
a view that is unendingly lovely through all the changes of the day and 
both spectacular and gorgeous during a storm; of the miles of delight- 
ful walks in all directions and the entertainments of various kinds, the 
like of which are found nowhere else. The music is far above the aver- 
age and the concerts, which take place several times a week, constitute 
one of the charming features of the place. 

I have made many delightful friends at Skyland and expect to spend 
the summer there whenever my proximity permits. 

Wishing you every success in your wonderful work of developing 
the place, I am. 

Very truly yours, 
Julie C. Kekly. 



Marlborough-Blenheim, 
Atlantic City, N. J. 



October 14, 19r5. 



Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I am dropping you these few lines to tell you how much Mrs. Rich- 
mond and myself enjoj^ed our visit to Skyland. 

You certainly have a most charming place, the view and scenery 
from Skyland being most attractive, and I shall take great pleasure in 
recommending Skyland and its proprietor to my friends. 

Wishing you continued success, I beg to remain, with kindest regards, 
Yours very truly, 

H. Bradford Richbiond, 

Chief Clerk. 

Edward Bridge Danson, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 

October 27, 1915. 

My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I am glad to have Skyland recalled to my mind. Mrs. Danson and I 
very often speak of the very pleasant and happy summer we spent at 
Skyland, and we often express the intention of spending another sum- 
mer with you in the very near future. 

Skyland, to my mind, is one of the most fascinating and unique places 
that it ever was my good fortune to visit. Looking over the beautiful 
Shenandoah Valley and being four thousand feet above sea-level, it 
combines the most desirable ])iire air with all the natural beauty, and 

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we have always spoken in most complimentary terms of you, sir, and 
your provision for the comfort of your guests. 

I recommended some people at Philadelphia, in the early spring, to 
spend the summer with you, but I do not Ivnow whether they took 
advantage of the knowledge, but I shall always advise j)eo]).e who are 
looking for mountain air to go to Skyland. 

\Mth very kind 2:)ersonal regards to yours-elf and Mrs. Pollock, I am, 

Yours very trulj', 

E. B. Uaxsox. 

P. S. — Pardon me if I recall the banquet gi\en by the officers of the 
steamship Skyland to the visiting naval officers. It was one of the most 
enjoyable atfairs I ever attended. E. B. D. 



The Robert Mitchell Furniture Co. 

CixcixxATi, O., October 29, 1915. 
My Dear Poi.i.ock: 

It is with a great deal of jjleasure that I look back to the summer 
we spent at Skyland. Mrs. Mitchell and I have often sjjoken of the 
delightful atmosjjhere of the place, the wonderful views and fascinating- 
walks. It is a great place for children, and we hope some day to be 
able to spend another summer at Skyland. 

With kind regards to Mrs. Pollock and yourself, I am. 

Very sincerely yours, Robert Mitcheli.. 



Fort Sam Houstox, Texas, November 16. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

You may be very sure I was glad to hear from you after your long- 
silence. But even though we had not heard from you, the Ireland fam- 
ily had not forgotten your glorious mountain place. During my three 
years' tour of duty in the Philippine Islands, which Just terminated last 
August, we frequently referred to the four pleasant summers we spent 
at "Skyland." The beautiful location, with a pure water supply; the 
rustic homes; the central dining-room, which relie\es every one from the 
cares of housekeeping; the attractive walks, the jirimeval forests, the 
unique entertainments, and the perfect climate make jour resort one of 
the most attractive in the vicinity of the eastern cities. I know from 
some of our old friends that you have made many improvements since 
we were there. I sincerely trust that the wheel of fortune will so order 
our future that we will be able to spend our sunnners with you in year., 
to come. 

Mrs. Ireland joins me in cordial best wishes to you and Mrs. Pollock- 
Very sincerely yours, 

M. W. Irelaxd, 
Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. 



Wilmix'gtox, Delaware, February 10, 1()1(!. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Mrs. Sheward and my children spent another delightful .'unuiier with. 

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yoii, and I enjoyed a few trips to your resort during tlieir stay. It is 
my exjierience that the cool and bracing air, combined witii the congenial 
and easy-going social atmosphere of an ideal cabin life, stamjis Stony 
Man as a beneficial, health-restoring summer resort. 

Your music and other entertainment afforded your guests were of the 
highest order we could expect. The long mountain walks to many ]ieaks, 
following the virgin trails, presumably paths of the Indians, afford grand 
views and interesting trijis. Even in summer it is surprising the desire 
and endurance one has for climbing. My children enjoy every day of 
the summer in those grand old mountains, returning home stronger pliys- 
ically for the tramping, tennis, swimming, and outdoor life. 

If any one wants to go and dress as you please for comfort, you 
certainly have the ideal resort. 

Yours sincerely, 

Caleb M. Sheward. 

Baltimore, Md., November 11, 1915. 

My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

Your letter of October 11 was only received today, on my return from 
a trip to California, and I am sorry I could not send you a letter, which 
I would have been glad to do, with regard to my short visit to Skyland. 
It certainly is a place where one can get rest and health, with the most 
delightful surroundings. 

Wishing you success, I beg to remain. 

Very truly yours, 

B. N. Baker. 

The Annapolis Savings Institution, 

15 West Street. 

AxNAPOi.is, Md., November 20, 1915. 
Dear Mr. Pollock: 

We often think of our visit to Skjiand and your kindness and hos- 
pitality. It is indeed a most wonderful place. The cool, bracing climate 
and situation speak for themselves. The independence of the cottage 
life is a particularly attractive feature. I frankly admit I have never 
been at a place where more was done for the pleasure of the guests. 

With best wishes for your continued success and kind regards to Mrs. 
Pollock, I am. 

Yours very truly, 

Samuel Brooke, Jr. 

Kuiglit. Thompson & Turner, 
Tami)a, Florida. 

September 30, 19 16. 
Mr. G. Freemax Pollock, 

Skyland, Va. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

We arrived home today and I must tell you that all the way my 
wife and I kept talking about how nice Skyland is and what a nice 
class of people you have there. Although we have both told you wc- 
enjoved ourselves every minute we were there, yet we feel that we 

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want to put our expressions in permanent form, hence this letter. Neither 
of us have had a vacation in years that we enjoyed as much as the 
one we spent at Skyland, and we both appreciate to the fullest your 
kindness and attention while we were your guests. 
Sincerely yours, 

A. G. Turner. 

War Department, 
Office of the Chief of Engineers, 
Washington. 
Mr. G. Freeman Pollock, September 29, 1916. 

Skyland, Va. 
My Dear Mr. Pollock: 

I write to suggest that you add to the list of Skyland's attractions a 
statement as to the benefit which a victim of hay fever may expect to 
find there. Mrs. Van Brakle has long been subject to that malady, 
but escaped its attack this season through her sojourn at Stony Man 
Camp. We attribute this benefit to the combined effect of elevation and 
almost complete absence of rag weed. It is suggested that your people 
be instructed to uproot rag weed on sight. 

And Skyland has many other very real charms and satisfactions. 
Yours very truly, 

F. Van Brakle. 
ssr 

"Skyland for the Moving-Picture Industry" 

In the week of March 10, 1917, Miss Clara Kimball Young, the famous 
moving-picture star, with a large party of directors and actors, spent 
several days at Skyland securing pictures for the film version of "The 
Easiest "Way," a six-reel drama costing that company $180,000, which 
will be shown throughout the world. This film shows scenes taken 
around the peak at Skyland, where it was intended to show scenery in 
Ute Pass, Colorado Springs, where the scenes are laid, in the original 
play, as it was staged by David Belasco, and made famous by Frances 
Starr. The scenery bears great resemblance to that in Ute Pass, and 
Miss Young's company were very much pleased with what they saw of 
the scenery, although the weather was bad, and they had little oppor- 
tunity to get extended views or visit the near-by canyons, where the 
most beautiful scenery is found. However, the proprietor of Skyland 
wishes to call the attention of the directors of the various film compa- 
nies to the fact that no more beautiful mountain scenery can be found 
in the East than that at Skyland; furthermore, the New York photog- 
rapher can take the 5:30 P. M. train from New York and be at Skyland 
for breakfast in the morning, within 15 minutes' distance of just such 
scenes as he would need for almost any production the story of which 
is laid amidst the mountains. For further information those interested 
are referred to Miss Clara Kimball Young, Mr. Albert Capellani, Mr. 
Edward Mortimer, Mr. Rockliffe Fellowes, and Frank C. Banks, all of 
New York City. 

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A Few of Skyland's Many Patrons 

The register shows that up to the present time over 6,000 people 
have visited Skyland. It would require a volume to give a complete 
list, so a few only are enumerated, and it is with much pride that the 
proprietor refers to them. Most of these selected have telephones in 
their homes and places of business. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

The Attorney General of the U. S., 

Hon. T. W. Gregory and family 
Mr. George H. Judd and family 
Mr. E. H. Droop and family 
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Stephan 
Mr. Geo. W. Spier 
Mr. James B. Lambie 
Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Corby 
Dr. C. G. Van Emon 
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Jeffras 
Mr. Lee D. Latimer and family 
Mr. Wm. M. Kennedy and family 
Rev. J. W. Many 
Mrs. Helen Gardner Day 
Mr. Frank Libbey and family 
Dr. Clara U. Little 
Col. W. F. Kenly, U. S. A., and famih' 
Hon. R. F. Henry, M. C, and family 
Hon. W. R. Smith, M. C, and family 
Mrs. F. S. O'Hair 
T-ieut. James B. Gilmer, U. S. N. 
Paymaster N. W. Nesbit, U. S. N. 
Capt. John S. Bartlett. U. S. N. 
Commander R. H. Leigh, U. S. N. 
Pavmaster John S. Higgins, U. S. N. 
Lieut.-Col. B. H. Fuller, U. S. A. 
Dr. George Latimer 
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Ferguson 
Dr. W. P. Malone 
Mr. Charles Kraemer and family 
Mr. W. H. Acker and family 
Mr. George A. Prevost and family 
Mr. G. R. Hamline and Mrs. Hamline 
Mr. H. Seymore Craigin 
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Leavitt 
Mr. George H. Sensner 
Mr. George H. Kennedy 
Mrs. S. E. Dutton 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Walraff 
Mr. F. T. Heiberger and family 
Mr. William Muehleisen 
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Stratton 
Prof. W. S. Eichelberger 
Captain Craig, U. S. A. 
Mr. C. W. Simpson and family 
Mrs. L. E. McComas 
Mrs. John Watts Kearney 
Mrs. Christian Dunlop 
Mrs. D. W. Herriott and daugliters 



Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Spalding 

Capt. P. Metzger and Mrs. Metzger 

Mr. William A. Connolly 

Mr. W. O. Waters 

Mrs. E. A. Garlington 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Murphy 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Moebs 

Miss Mingion and Miss Eleanor Nixon 

Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Dieffenderfer 

Miss V. B. Malnati 

Mrs. Frank S. Hanvey and daughter 

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Doolittle 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter Fort 

Miss M. K. Lamberton 

Miss A. D. Beard 

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Snyder 

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Leetch 

Mr. Clarence J. Evans 

Mrs. J. D. McChesney 

Mr. C. C. Lancaster and sons 

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Given 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. I>ane 

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. N. Ray 

Mr. J. P. Stirewalt 

Mr. William B. Jackson and family 

Dr. I. W. Kite and family 

Mr. A. R. Wingate and family 

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Crawford 

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. White 

Dr. Julian Gartrell 

Professor Rene Samson and daughter 

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rider 

Mr. A. J. Corey 

Mr. Wm. W. Stevens 

Mr. S. Percy Minnick 

Mr. Charles Wood Taylor 

Mrs. H. C. McLain and sons 

Capt. and Mrs. A. Maish (U. S. A.) 

Mr. Wm. B. Newton 

Major Earl C. Carnahan (IT. S. A.) 

Mr. James L. Norris 

Mr. John G. Hodges 

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Hutchison 

Miss Martha F. Stamper 

Miss Mary J. Rathbun 

Mr. Carl E. Mueller 

Mrs. Cornelia B. Chambers 

Mr. Samuel H. Moore 

Mr. William W. Green 

Mrs. E. M. Baur 



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Dr. W. AV. Simpkins 
Dr. L. W. Eugster 
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Egan 
Miss Isabel P. Evans 
Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Schafhirt 
Mr. J. B. Lord 
Mr. J. W. Stofkett 
Miss Temple L. Perry 
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Tignor 
Mr. Rav E. Schindler 
Lieut. J. N. Peale, U. S. A. 
Mrs. Jane Grey Syme 
Mrs. H. Worden and daughter 
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Reed 
Mr. and Mrs. George U. Shibley 
Mrs. James A. Norton and daughters 
Mr. George W. Summers 
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Holmes 
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Brandenburg- 
Rev. A. Harding, Bishop of Wash'ion 
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick 
Commissioner and Mrs. C. H. Rudol])h 
Mrs. W. H. Beck 
Maj. H. V. Krug and family 
Rev. Herbert Scott Smitli 
Mr. Robert Hinckley 
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dreyfus-Barney 
Col. O. O. Stealey and family 
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ramsey 
Miss Janet Richards 
Mr. Thomas C. Noyes 
Mr. and Mrs. F. a". Walker 
Mr. Merritt O. Chance 
Mr. Frank P. Leetch and family 
Mrs. H. C. Winship and daughters 
Mr. and Mrs. William Ballantyne 
Mr. C. Powell Minngerode and family 
Dr. Harrison G. Dyar 
Dr. G. K. Gilbert 
Dr. H. F. Moore and Mrs. Moore 
Prof. Wm. Palmer 
Dr. Wm. H. Holmes and family 
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Townsend 
Prof. Frederick V. Coville 
Dr. C. Hart Merriam and family 
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Priest 
Mr. Wm. J. Kehoe 
Mr. Miller Kenyon 
Mr. Geo. Griswold Hill 
Mr. Richard A\ Oulahan 
Mr. and Mrs. William Wolffe Smith 
Mrs. Eugene B. Daskam and family 
Miss Ada Bently 
Mr. W. B. Remey 

Maj. G. I>. Edie, V. S. A., and family 
Ca]it. R. J. Burt, U. S. A., and family 
Mrs. Edith B. Trout and daugliter 
Rev. Chas. E. Buck 
Miss Helen G, Brouse 



Mr. James A. Emery and family 

Mr. Geo. B. Wagner and family 

Mr. Victor Mindeleff and family 

Mrs. H. V. Bouic 

Mr. Geo. J. Easterday and family 

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McLane Wood 

Dr. and Mrs. George W. Jolmston 

Mr. Herman Gasch 

Dr. Thomas McArdle and family 

Dr. Rufus Choate 

Prof. Anton Kas]>ar and family 

Prof. Earnst Lent and family 

Mr. C. T. Daly and family 

Mr. Robert J. Boyd and family 

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Johnson 

Mrs. Helen Durfee 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Wilder 

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Jester 

Miss L. M. Fox 

Mrs. C. B. Cropley 

Mr. Mangion McArdle 

Mrs. G. O. Knox 

Mrs. Mabel D. Miller 

Mrs. H. P. Viles 

Mr. and Mrs. Karl F. Kellerman 

Mrs. L. M. Fuller and daugliter 

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. FoUmer 

Dr. Sheldon Davis 

Mr. R. G. Carter and Miss C. Carter 

Dr. T. Malcolm Price and family 

Mr. and Mrs. Wales Hubbard 

Mr. and Mrs. John N. Weiseiger 

Mr. Aristide A. Rodrigue 

Mrs. A. T. J. Converse 

Mr. James B. Trotter 

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Cumming 

Mrs. J. T. Broadhurst and daughter 

Mr. M. M. Moore and Miss Moore 

Mrs. Mae Ramsdell 

Mrs. H. G. Cole 

Mrs. Ernest Bicknell and family 

Dr. D. H. Riggs 

Prof. William Allen Wilbur, Dean of 

George Washington University 
Miss Mary H. Hobart, National Ca- 

tliedrnl School 
Mr. C. E. Herring 
Mr. J. J. Huff 
Mr. J. Sanders and family 
Mrs. Henry Thurtell and daughter 
Mr. F. Yiin Brakle and family 
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Nesbit 
Mr. Albert W. Wlllett 
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves 
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Callan 
Mr. and Mrs. .ramcs Branuin 
Mr. L. F. West 

Mrs. L. V. Tegethoof ami daugliter 
Dr. William Donnally and family 



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Mr. T. Kai l.iaiiii and Miss l,iaiig 

Mr. and Mrs. G. Kdward Schult/, 

Miss Nellie Huff 

Mr. H. L. Kays 

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hay, C'lu-vy Chase 

Miss Handol])h Goode 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ]*'. \\'itlicrs]i()()n 

Miss M. McFarland 

xMr. R. D. Tihhitt 

Mr. John L. Mitclull 

Mr. Frank F. Nesbit 

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. l.yiiian 

Lieut. Richard ]iirniini>iiani, V. S. A. 

Mrs. Davis F'aircliihl aiul faniilv 

(Chevy Chase) 
Mr. B. R. Johnson 
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Walker 
Mrs. S. B. Parker 
Mr. C. L. Davidson 
Miss B. H. Grogan 
Mr. and Mrs. B. Herman 
Mrs. K. L. Campl)ell 
Miss Elhi Merritt 
Miss Harriet Bugl)ee 
Mr. McNeir Smitli and Mi-. Donald 

Smith 
Mrs. Walter A. Brown and family 
Miss Susan S. Hearne 
Mrs. J. Edgar Smith and family 

CLEVELAND, OHIO. 

Mrs. J. M. Gundry 
Mrs. F. A. Gay 

CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

Mr. R. S. Graves 

Mr. M. Winters and Mr. T. Winters 

Mr. H. B. Clos.son 

Mr. Robert Mitchell 

Mr. E. B. Danson 

NEW YORK CITY 

Capt. and Mrs. Alexander Maish 

Mr. Josiah T. Newcomb 

Mr. Dezso de Ballogh 

Mr. R. H. Adams 

Mr. J. Dwight Ripley 

Mr. J. McNaule Wilson 

Miss Helen Gray Cone 

Miss Ennna A. Klauser 

Miss L. G. Gaylord 

Mr. J. L. Weisiger and Mrs. Weisiger 

Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Richardson 

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Roach, Jr. 

Mr. Charles Caldwell 

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sickel 

Miss Alice Blake 

Mr. B. B. Briggs 



Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Sisson 

Mr. and Mrs. B. Robin, on 

Mr. M. E. Sharklev 

Mr. and Mrs. J. m'. Jarrell 

Mrs. M. S. Pierce 

Mrs. E. H. M. Huston - 

Miss M. E. Frost 

Mr. and Mrs. V. W . Lawrence 

Mrs. D. G. Day 

Mr. William F. Minnick 

Mr. L. C. Brown 

Mr. Wni. H. Ham])ton 

Mr. F. C. Willis 

Mr. and Mrs. J. 1''. Braiuleni)urg 

Mr. C. H. Jeffras 

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. ^''ictor S. Beam 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graliame 

Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Perrv Heaton 

Mr. F. M. Hyatt, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Prof. Agustus G. Heaton 

Mr. Wallace D. McLean 

Mr. James T. B. Bowles 

Mr. Albert Capellani 

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ilanrahan 

Miss Jane B. Ahl 

Mr. and Mrs. F^dnumd Bartcls, Jr 

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Caned v 

Dr. J. B. White 

Miss Mary E. Kelton 

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ballard 

Mr. and Mrs. Du Bois Baele 

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ellsworth Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Ditmars 

Miss Clara Kimi)all "^'ollng 

Mr. Jack Newton 

Mr. Frank C. Bangs 

Mr. F^idmund Mortimer 

Mr. Rockcliff Fellowes 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Miss M. Elva Neuville 

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Melcher 

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hejiburn 

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. N'andergrifl 

Mr. Harold S. Schutt 

Miss Fj. Williams 

Mr. Frankhin G. Cooper 

Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adiard 

Dr. I. N. Moffet 

Mr. J. F. Whitaker 

Miss M. E. Parker 

Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cain 

Mr. R. G. Boyd 

Mr. and Mrs.C. A. CJoshn 

Miss Gladys Moffett 

Miss Edna Champion 

Mr. S. Y. Snowden 



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Mr. H. B. Wilson 

INIiss Leila G. N. Champion 

Mr. Eramett O'Neil 

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Baker 

Deaconess Edith Earle Stone 

Mr. and Mrs. Unit Rasin 

Miss Laura T. Pennington 

Mr. E. D. Bolick 

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Vollmer 

Mr. and Mrs. E. Schultz 

Dr. William E. Hughes 

Mr. Miles F. Bingham 

Mrs. S. H. Crawford 

Miss L. Von Helmold 

Miss B. B. Wilkinson 

Miss H. B. I>ivingston 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Davidson 

Miss M. C. Connell 

Miss Mary S. Hohnes 

Miss Francis Gebhart 

Mr. Charles H. Evles 

Mrs. E. C. Godshall 

.Miss M. C. Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Wel)er (Kdi 

torial Staff, FhUadeJi>hia Record) 
Miss Mary B. Wharton 
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Simpson 
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Chandler 
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Browse 
Miss Gertrude Manship 
Mr. and Mrs. W. Nelson West 
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shipley 

NORFOLK, VA. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Whitehead 
Mrs. J. W. Perrv 
Mr. E. C. N. Bradford 
Mr. J. R. Sears 
Mrs. Richard Walker 
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Parks 
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hinton 
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Price 
Mr. and Mrs. K. Glennan 
Mrs. M. K. Glennan 
Mrs. A. W. Stiles 
Lieut. W. C. Stiles, U. S. N. 
Mrs. Washington Taylor 
Mrs. H. G. Tyler 
Miss Dorothy B. Walke 
Miss Mary Drake 
Mrs. Charles Slaughter 

ANNAPOLIS, MD. 
Provost and Mrs. Thomas Fell 
Commodore and Mrs. Then. Porter 
Mr. Galloway G. Cliester 
Miss S. A. Munford 
Miss Elizabeth Munford 
Mrs. A. F. Jenkins 
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton A. Gale 



Mr. C. Nelson Dry an 

Ensign Edw. Isaacs and Mrs. Isaacs 

Mr. Samuel Brooke, Jr. 

Commander E. B. Fenner and Mrs. 

Fenner 
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Munroe 

RICHMOND, VA. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell and 

family 
Mr. A. G. Campbell 
Mr. and Mrs. H. Sutton 
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. B. Swartman 
Mr. Lewis C. Graves 
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Russell 
Miss M. B. StringfeUow 
Miss Maude StringfeUow 
Dr. Roy G. Flanigan 
Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Flood 
Miss Margaret Freeman 
Mr. John H. Taylor 
Mr. David Porter Guest 
Miss Grace Arents 
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Haddock 
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Anderson 
Mr. Lawrence T. Berry 
Mrs. J. S. Shelton 
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooke 
Miss Ole Myers 
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Page 
Mrs. F. S. Habliston and daughter 
Miss Blanche V. Gerring 
Miss Katie E. Walsh 
Miss Mary Anderson 
Mr. L. G. Anderson 
Mr. R. W. Read 
Miss M. Garland Smith 
Mr. H. R. Bird 
Mrs. E. Brown 
Mrs. R. M. Anderson 
Mrs. L. M. Mauck 
Mrs. J . L. Antrim and daughter 
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Cameron 
Mr. F. H. Morrison, Jr. 
Miss Alice Taylor 
Miss Juliet M. Anderson 
Mr. Richard E. Byrd 
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Anderson 
Mrs. J. B. Halyburton 
Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Kuyk 
Mrs. Fred W. Scott 
Mrs. Fred Nolting 
Miss A. R. Lancaster 
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor S. Carter 
Miss Henrietta Bragdon 
Mr. James H. Scott, Jr. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell and 

family 
Miss C." E. Nelson 



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\AlilOUS CITIES IN PENN- 
SYLVANIA 

Dr. E. D. Warfield, President of A\'il- 
son College, Chambersburg, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Frorer, King 
of Prussia, Pa. 

Miss Deborah Downing, Whitford, 
Pa. 

Mr. Henry Pleasants, ^\'ayn«^ Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C'awford, 
Ardmore, Pa. 

Miss I.. E. Von Hehnold, Lands- 
downe, Pa. 

Mrs. Eouise Stifel, Pittsburgli, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. P. HoUingswo'rtb .Mor- 
ris, Villa Nova, Pa. 

Mrs. C. D. A'an Duzer, Haverford, Pa. 

Miss Hazel Irene Sclnnid, Allentown, 
Pa. 

Miss Belle K. Diinfee, Newville, Pa. 

Mr. Robinson Bosler, Carlisle, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Irving, " " 

Miss Enieline B. Scott, Somerset, Pa. 

Mr. G. H. Russell, Lewistown, Pa. 

Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Judd, Lewih- 
burg. Pa. 

Mrs. E. V. Kane and daughter, Ger- 
mantown. Pa. 

Mr. W. S. Nichols, Germantown, Pa. 

Mr. C. Price, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 

Mr. J. Price, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Crawford, Ard- 
more, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. F. Miller, Glenside, Pa. 

Prof. Legh \V. Reid, Haverford, Pa. 

Mr. S. Ray and daughters, " 

Mrs. Mary Ray, " 

Mr. and Mrs. Wiley, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Ale.xander, " " 

Mr. L. C. Alexander, " ' 

Miss M. Richard, " 

Mr. George Meyer, " 

Hon. T. W. Gregory, Austin 

Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Clark, St. Marys, 

Pa. 

TEXAS. 

Col. W. L. Kenly and family, El Paso 

Mrs. Jos. Nalle, Austin 

Mr. L. N. Goldbeck, Austin 

Hon. W. R. Smith, M. C, and family, 

Colorado 
Mrs. Garnet Hulings, Dallas 
Mrs. Belle Shuinard, Dallas 
Miss Virginia M. Shumard, Dallas 
Hon. R. F. Henry, M. C, and family, 

Waco 
Et.-Col. M. W. Ireland, Fort Sam 

Houston 
Hon. .lobn H. Bailv, Cuero 



NEW JERSEY. 

Miss Anna E. Kettenhouse, Newark 
Miss Anna L. Jersy, Newark 
Mr. Edward W. Jackson, Newark 
Mr. Clinton B. Price, Pleasantville 
Mr. PI. Bradford Richmond, Hotel 

Marlborough, Atlantic City 
Mrs. H. B. Hanijjton, Atlantic City 
.Mr. and :Mrs. D. D. Black, Rutherford 
JNliss ^I. R. Hannu, Itutherford 
Mr. and Mrs. E. Porter, Allenhurst 
Mr. William K. Porter, .Vllenhurst 
Mr. and Mrs. Janney, h'.li/.abeth 
Mr. and Mrs. Grundy, Elizabeth 
.Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Hoth, 

Jersey City, N. J. 
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wliite, Bound 

Brook, N. J. 
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Schmidt, 

Jersey City, N. J. 
Miss Lillian Clarke, Newark, N. J. 
Miss Theresa Navatire, East Orani;c. 

X. J. 
VJr. Henrv C. Cronin, Jersey Cit\ , 

N. J. 
Miss Mary Biddle, Riverton, N. J. 

DELAWARE 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Schutt and 

family, Wilmington 
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb M. Siieward and 

family, Wilmington 
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Porter and fam 

ily, Wilmington 
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Landis, Wil- 
mington 
Mr. J. R. Pusey, Wilmington 
Mr. William Busii and fanuly 
Mr. and Mrs. Cahert H. Tazwell, 

Wilmington, Del. 
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ingersoll Gause, 

Wilmington, Del. 
Mr. Charles B. Bishop, Wilmington, 

Del. 

BALTIMORE, MD. 

Miss Sarah Harrison Powell 

Dr. S. R. Leonard, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. A. L. Bloomfield, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. C. A. Waters, Johns Hopkin' 

Hospital 
Dr. F. Janney Smith, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. W. C. Thomas, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. R. H. Crawford, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 



GO 



Dr. Stewart Irwin, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. H. C. Bean, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital 
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. D. Penniman 
Mr. and Mrs. Clianning Rudd 
Mrs. Natalie Felton W illiams 
Mr. J. Hynson Brown 
Mr. Victor Bloede 
Mr. and Airs. Frank G. F>vans 
Dr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Craighill and 

daughter 
Mr. H. A. C. Sylvester 
Mrs. N. Briggs Ells 
Mr. J. K. Whitehurst 
Mr. S. A. Wallis Cull 
Mr. Lewis W. Struber 
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Hunter 
Mr. and Mrs. S. Blount Mason 
Miss J. E. Livezey 
Mr. Bernard M. Baker 
Mr. Harry Morrison 
Dr. S. H. Hinton 
Mr. J. Alexander McDermott 
Mrs. N. A. Mann 

Mrs. Mary V. Wylie and daughter 
Mr. Charles Norman Bennett 
Mrs. H. Clay Miller 
Dr. W. E. Wiegand 
Mr. Thomas D. Penniman 
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Buck 
Miss Emily Brooks Lucas 
Mr. E. S. Dickey 
Miss Margaret Goldsborough 
Miss N. W. Dushane 
Miss Elizabeth Cuhnan 
Mr. G. Thompson Williams 
Miss Hilda McClean Hunt 
Miss Helen Barber 
Miss Helen E. Bond 
Miss Mary W. Moore 
Mrs. Tow'send W. Scott 
Mr. G. W. Bright 
Dr. H. D. McCarty 
Mr. B. M. Du Bois 
Mr. and Mrs. J. Natwick 
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. demons 
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. demons 
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Davis 
Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Ruth 
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Beani 
Dr. Richard E. Stifel 
Miss Isal)cr I^a/.arus 
Dr. J. B. White 

Mrs. L. Irving Pollitt and daui-htcr 
Mr. S. Wallis Cull 
Miss Jessie Lee Jones 
Miss Florence P. Sadtler 
Miss Alice Randall 



Mrs. Lydia. Leist 

Mrs. J. E. Brickman and daughter 

Mrs. Alice J. Du Breuil 

Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jenkins 

Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Bland 

Mrs. Iredell Iglehart 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Shaier Hodges 

Mr. and Mrs. George Forbes 

Mrs. W. G. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stewart 

LOUISIANA. 

•MissM. Fay Stone, Goldman 
Miss Sadie Courtney, New Orleans 
Miss E. E. Pugh, New Orleans 
Mrs. James Murphy, New Orleans 
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lewis, New Orleans 

Various Points in VIRGINIA. 

Miss Mary Johnston, Warm Springs 
Miss Eloise Johnston, Warm S]n-ings 
Miss Elizabeth Johnston, Warm Sp'gs 
Mr. Walter Johnston, Warm Springs 
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis, West Point 
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. King, Warrenton 
Mrs. Albert Fletcher, Warrentim 
Mi-s. Gilbert Green, Warrenlon 
Mrs. E. B. Slater, Warrenton 
Miss Annie G. Day, Warrenton 
Mr. F. O. Smith, Warrenton 
Miss Elwin Turner, The Plains 
Miss Frances Turner, The Plains 
Miss Margaret Turner, The Plains 
Miss Rebecca McGill, The Plains 
Miss Mary L. Engel, The Plains 
Miss Laura Middleton, The Plains 
Miss Estelle Burgess, The Plains 
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Reid, Alexandria 
Miss Anna Bartlets, Alexandria 
Miss N. Acheson, Alexandria 
Miss Lillian Hoffman, Alexandria 
Miss Bessie Reeves, Alexandria 
Miss Julia G. Boswell, Alexandria 
Mr. Chas. A. Callahan, Alexandria 
Mr. N. A. Sale, Winchester 
Miss Louise Miller, Winchester 
Hon. Richard E. Byrd, Winchester 
Miss Florence Henning, Winchester 
Mr. and Mrs. J. Patterson, Chatham 
Mr. F. V. Berry, Piedmont 
Miss M. Hathaway, White Stone 
Mrs. R. F. Hobson and daughter. 

Rock Castle 
Mr. Charles Price, Plymouth Meetinii 
Mr. J. M. Price, Plymouth Meeting 
Dr. and Mrs. I>ongan, Newport News 
Mrs. A. W. Knight, Newport News 
Mrs. J. Lee and daughter, Arkendale 
Mr. J. Ford Thompson, Calverton 



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Mr. F. B. Frank, Calverton 
Mrs. S. A. Thomas, Calverton 
Mr. R. M. Bird, University of ^'a. 
Mrs. Sarah C. Page, Leeslnirg 
Mr. H. S. Hedge, Charlottesville 
Miss Annie L. Jiidd, Lcesbiirg 
Mr. E. Lee Bell, lAnclihiirg 
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Park, Leeslnirg 
Mr. Walter Harrison, Leesl)urg 
Mr. H. B. Wright and family, Ports- 
mouth 
Miss Ella Hayes, Chase City 
Miss Sue Gregory, Chase City 
Miss Mattie Savage, Churchland 
Mrs. C. M. I>ambert, Waynesboro 
Miss Eva L. Ellison, Waynesboro 
.Miss Virginia A. Bull, Petersl)urg 
Mr. W. Br Guy, Roanoke 
Mr. Joseph E. Yenable, Petersburg 
Mr. Robert Perkins, Petersburg- 
Miss Ruth Perkins, Petersl)urg 
Mrs. Nelson Pollard, Peterslnirg 
Mrs. Gilbert Green, Warrenton 
Miss Dorothy L. Thomas, Basic- 
Mr. Ferdinand Zirkel, Luray 
Mr. E. C. Hansberger and family, 

Luray 
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berry, Luray 
Mr. ^Valter Campbell and family, 

Luray 
Mr. Emmett Berry, Luray 
Mr. J. O. Bailey, Luray 
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Minis, Luray 
Mr. Frank Crim, Luray 
Mr. A. B. Davis, Waircnton, Va. 
Miss Francis Rogers, lI;!iiii)ton, Vn. 
Mrs. T. B. Howard, Danville, Va. 
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. SniftVn, Haiu])- 

ton, Va. 
Lieut, and Mrs. H. H. C. Richards, 

Ri\'erton, Va. 
Mrs. Kate B. Holstead, Falls Church, 

Va. 
Mr. D. R. Carjientcr, Briuhtwood, 

Va. 
Miss Nell Cave, Gainsvillc, \'a. 
Miss Francis Rogers, Hampton, \';i. 

^'arious Points in FLORIDA. 

Mr. C. B. Kendall and family, .lack- 

son\ille, Fla. 
Mr. A. G. 'I'ui-iicr jiiid faiiiil\' 

Various Points in M ARYI-AND. 

Judge E. C. Peter and f;imily, Ro:k- 

ville 
Mr. Walters Ligon, J-:ilicott City 
Miss Mildred Seawall, Chevy Chase 



Miss Mary Childs, Chevy Chase 
Miss H. P. Childs, ChevV Chase 
Miss F. G. Childs, Chevy Chase 
Mrs. W. S. Powell, Ellicott City 
Mr. Wm. B. Jackson, Silver Spring 
Miss Mary A. Williamson, Frederick 
Miss Julia P. Williamson, Frederick 
Mr. and Mrs. M. Newman, (irccnsboro 
Judge G. M. Anderson and family, 

Rockville 
Miss Marv Newman, Centerville 
Mrs. G. H. Wright, Forest Glen San- 
itarium, L'orest Glen 
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. lirewington and 

family, Salisbury 
Miss N. D. Dushanc, Reistertown, 

Md. 
Miss S. M. Norris, Reistertown, Md. 

FROM VARIOUS PLACES. 

Mrs. I. C. Porter, Boston, Mass. 
Mr. Richard Birmingham, West Point 

Military Academy, N. Y. 
Miss E. S. Waldo, "Hartford, Conn. 
Mr. and Mrs. William Bitting, Jr., 

St. Louis, Mo. 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I'orter, Mich- 
igan CUv, Ind. 
Mr. W. W". Comfort, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Mr. C. W. Stryker, Sharon, Conn. 
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Burdette, 

Charleston, W. Va. 
Dr. James D. Bruce, University of 

Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Mr. W. A. Carey, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Mrs. E. A. Morris, Atlanta, Ga. 
Mrs. John Paul, La Crosse, Wis. 
Mr. H. W. Allen, Atlanta, Ga. 
Miss E. Fleming, Greenville, N. C. 
Beverly W. Bond, Jr., Lafayette, Ind. 
Mr. J. "d. Lee, Jr., Wilson, N. C. 
Miss Margaret Bramlett, Atlanta, Ga. 
Miss E. B. Merrill, Boston, Mass. 
Mr. and Mrs. R. Darhv, Atlanta, Ga. 
Mr. and Mrs. H. c' King, Battle 

Creek, Mich. 
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Reid, Jr., 

Boston, Mass. 
^Irs. P. S. Bond, Fort Leavenworth, 

Kan. 
Mrs. A. S. De Witt, Detroit, Mich. 
Mr. and Mrs. R. Wright, Mobile, Ala. 
Mr. Robert P. Kelly, vSavannah, Ga. 
Mrs. J. H. Allen, St. Louis, Mo. 
Mrs. C. B. Shaw, Tampa, Fla. 
Mrs. C. l'\ Thompson, Tampa, l'\:\. 
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Tennant, St. 

Louis, Mo. 
Mr. O. R. Hentges, Portland, Ore. 



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Mr. M. A. Mathis, South Bend, Ind. 

Mr. D. A. O'Shea, Chicago, 111. 

Mr. M. A. Carey, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Mr. A. J. McDonald, Detroit, Mich. 

Mrs. M. B. Radford, Russellville, Ky. 

Mr. C. Rhymes, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

Geo. L. Wilkinson, Chicago, 111. 

Mr. J. C. Brown, Vancouver, B. C. 

Mr. B. B. Weaver, Columbus, Miss. 

Miss C. L. Abbott, Haverhill, Mass. 

Mr. L. Fletcher, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Settle, Birming- 
ham, Ala. 

Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Kramm, Indian- 
apolis, Ind. 

Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Hunton, Lara- 
mie, Wyo. 

Mr. R. A. Kennedy, Grand Junction, 
Colo. 

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bissell, New 
Haven, Conn. 

Mrs. William Keely and Miss Keely, 
Charleston, W. Va. 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Mr. Nat 
Jeflfras, Greenwich, Conn. 

Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Perry Heaton, 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 

Mrs. R. N. Scott, Knoxville, Tenn. 

Miss I. O. Oakcy, Terre Haute, Ind. 

Col. H. P. Birmingham and family. 
Governor's Island, N. Y. 

Col. J. R. Kean and family. Fort 
Leavenworth, Kan. 

Mr. Harry J. O'Connor, Santa Bar- 
bara, Cal. 

Lieut, and Mrs. E. S. Addison 

Miss Meigs, Jacksonville, P^la. 



Mr. G. W. Barney, Boston, Mass. 

Dr. S. H. Herowitz, University of 
California 

Mrs. J. H. Grover, St. Louis, Mo. 

Miss Mabel L. Webber, Charleston, 
S. C. 

Mr. Harry L. Garson, Detroit, Mich. 

Mr. Jacques Monteran, Paris, France 

Mr. Albert Capellani, Paris, France 

Mr. Walter V. Woodin, San Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Mr. and Mrs. I>. N. Goldbcck, Austin, 
Texas 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Caiulce, 
Scasdale, N. Y. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dubois Beale, Scasdale, 
N. Y. 

Mrs. J. E. Dunnington, \Mlson, N. C. 

Mrs. James Conner and daughters, 
Charleston, S. C. 

Mrs. C. D. Van Duzer, Youngstown, 
Oliio 

Miss Mary Seton, Duluth, Minn. 

Mrs. D. R. Russell, St. Louis, Mo. 

Mrs. A. A. Lisnian, Mt. Veriu)n, 
N. Y. 

Mr. imd Mrs. A. J. Fehnan, Joliet, 
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Mr.s. J. E. Dunnington, Wilson, N. V. 

Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Ditmars, Scasdale, 
N. Y. 

Miss M. C. Crowell, Norwich, Conn. 

Mr. and Mrs. AValter E. Reid, Brook- 
line, Mass. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Vorfcld, 
Santo Domingo C\\\\ Dominican Re- 
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